lunatic

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: madmanmaniacdaredevilmadcaphotheadswashbucklerharum-scarummoonstruck

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an insane personSynonyms: madmanmaniac
  2. a reckless impetuous irresponsible personSynonyms: daredevilmadcaphotheadswashbucklerharum-scarum

Adjective (1)

  1. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moonSynonyms: moonstruck
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, a. [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna the moon. See Lunar.]

1.Affected by lunacy; insane; mad; crazy; demented. [1913 Webster]

Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic.— Wyclif (Matt. xvii. 15).[1913 Webster]

2.Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum. [1913 Webster]

Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, n. A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind. [1913 Webster]

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of imagination all compact. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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