Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lunacy

/ˈluː.nə.si/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: lu-na-cy
IPA: /ˈluː.nə.si/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being mad, insanity

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being mad, insanity

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something deeply misguided.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Two days have passed since that day of lunacy. What a noise and a fuss and a chattering and an uproar there was! And what a welter of unseemliness and disorder and stupidity and bad manners! And I the cause of it all! Yet part of the scene was also ridiculous—at all events to myself it was so."

Etymology

From lun(atic) + -acy.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈluː.nə.si/
British English: /ˈluː.nə.si/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lunacies (plural)

Derived Forms

balloonacy

Phrases

commission of lunacy

Synonyms

insanity madness craziness craze folly foolery tomfoolery indulgence

Questions

How do you pronounce lunacy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluː.nə.si/.
What does lunacy mean?: The state of being mad, insanity
Where does lunacy come from?: From lun(atic) + -acy.

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