A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

lunatic Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with L » lump sum ... lutein » lunatic


lunatic
adj
    1a. formerly
      Insane;
    1b. law.
      Being of unsound mind and so not legally responsible for any actions taken.
    2. Foolish, stupid or wildly eccentric.
noun
    1. Someone who is foolish or highly eccentric.
    2a. formerly
      Someone who is considered insane;
      Thesaurus: madman, maniac, psychopath, nut (slang).
    2b. law.
      Someone who is lunatic.
Etymology: 13c: from Latin lunaticus moonstruck, from luna moon, from the belief that intermittent insanity was caused by the phases of the Moon.



Click Here