lunatic, moonstruck
(adjective) insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum
(noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
lunatic, madman, maniac
(noun) an insane person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lunatic (plural lunatics)
An insane person.
• moonling
• See also mad person
lunatic (comparative more lunatic, superlative most lunatic)
Crazed, mad, insane, demented.
• crazed, insane, mad, demented, maniacal, psychotic, crazed; see also insane
• cut nail, tunical
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"na*tic, a. Etym: [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna the moon. See Lunar.]
1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad. Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic. Wyclif (Matt. xvii. 15).
2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.
Lu"na*tic, n.
Definition: A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of imagination all compact. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
