Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lunatic fringe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: lu-natic fringe
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is cut square across the forehead.

Archaic

noun

A minority political or social group espousing extreme, fanatical, or irrational views.

Example Sentences

"Among the wise and high-minded people who in self-respecting and genuine fashion strive earnestly for peace, there are the foolish fanatics always to be found in such a movement and always discrediting it — the men who form the lunatic fringe in all reform movements."

Etymology

The figurative sense was popularized by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, originally in reference to Cubist and Futurist art.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

lunatic fringes (plural)

Questions

What does lunatic fringe mean?: A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is cut square across the forehead.
Where does lunatic fringe come from?: The figurative sense was popularized by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, originally in reference to Cubist and Futurist art.

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