insanity vs lunacy
lunacy vs insanityinsanity and lunacy both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| insanity | Yes | No | No | No |
| lunacy | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lunacy is a hyponym of
insanity; that is, lunacy is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
insanity:
- insanity: relatively permanent disorder of the mind
- lunacy: obsolete terms for legal insanity
Other hyponyms of insanity include
insaneness, madness, dementedness, dementia, irrationality, unreason, derangement, mental unsoundness, unbalance, craziness, daftness, flakiness.
| insanity (noun) | lunacy (noun) |
|---|---|
| relatively permanent disorder of the mind | foolish or senseless behavior |
| obsolete terms for legal insanity |
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