Definitions for lunacy

lunacy lu·na·cy

Spelling: [loo-nuh-see]
IPA: /ˈlu nə si/

Lunacy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in lunacy (aclnuy).

Definitions for lunacy

noun

  1. insanity; mental disorder.
  2. intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon.
  3. extreme foolishness or an instance of it:
  4. unsoundness of mind sufficient to incapacitate one for civil transactions: a former legal term.

Origin of lunacy

First recorded in 1535-45; lun(atic) + -acy

Examples for lunacy

Here are 24 short stories, each quintessentially quirky and, some would think, touched by lunacy.

I was never sure whether this was phlegm or the onset of lunacy.

Sometimes, especially during the Faith years, I felt close to lunacy.

But in his red eyes the flame of lunacy was slowly mounting.

I used to be one of his staunchest supporters, but I draw the line at lunacy.

The lyrics range from sappy to explicit, but the level of lunacy is nothing if not consistent.

It was folly, it was lunacy; but he could not resist it, for he dared not be alone.

Here proof of the lunacy of the maiden aunt would be sufficient.

Does not lunacy strike you, Bertie, as being a very eerie thing?

Indeed, investors have learned to ignore the lunacy and approach D.C. grandstanding with a certain amount of cynicism.

Word Value for lunacy
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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