LUNATIC


Meaning of LUNATIC in English

— lunatically , adv.

/looh"neuh tik/ , n.

1. an insane person.

2. a person whose actions and manner are marked by extreme eccentricity or recklessness.

3. Law. a person legally declared to be of unsound mind and who therefore is not held capable or responsible before the law.

adj.

4. insane; demented; crazy.

5. characteristic or suggestive of lunacy; wildly or recklessly foolish.

6. designated for or used by the insane: a lunatic asylum.

7. gaily or lightheartedly mad, frivolous, eccentric, etc.: She has a lunatic charm that is quite engaging.

Also, lunatical /looh nat"i keuhl/ (for defs. 4, 5, 7).

[ 1250-1300; ME lunatik lunatique lunaticus moonstruck. See LUNA, -ATIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .