CRAZINESS

folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence

(noun) foolish or senseless behavior

folly, foolishness, craziness, madness

(noun) the quality of being rash and foolish; “trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly”; “adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness”

craziness, daftness, flakiness

(noun) informal terms for insanity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

craziness (usually uncountable, plural crazinesses)

(uncountable) The state of being crazy; madness; derangement

(archaic, uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened

(countable) The result or product of being crazy.

Source: Wiktionary


Cra"zi*ness, n.

1. The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.

2. The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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