Definitions for madness

madness mad·ness

Spelling: [mad-nis]
IPA: /ˈmæd nɪs/

Madness is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 205 anagrams from letters in madness (ademnss).

Definitions for madness

noun

  1. the state of being mad; insanity.
  2. senseless folly:
  3. frenzy; rage.
  4. intense excitement or enthusiasm.

Origin of madness

First recorded in 1350-1400, madness is from the Middle English word madnesse. See mad, -ness

Examples for madness

It was madness to come to Lourdes when one was in such a condition.

Do not think that I write this in madness or in fever or excitement.

The madness officially begins tomorrow: a week of fashion, partying, and celebrities on the front row.

What was it—madness, a nightmare, or a trap into which he had been decoyed with fiendish artfulness?

He dashed the paper to the ground, and gave himself up to his madness.

If the U.S. does nothing, the Arab world will continue its slide into sectarian bigotry, political repression, and madness.

A whirlwind of madness seemed to be passing over the region.

But the events provoking this madness are absolutely current.

Trying to fine-tune all that to a desired end is not only a form of madness but doomed to failure.

But it tells a story that is indispensible to anyone trying to understand the madness that swept Detroit in July of 1967.

Word Value for madness
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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