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looney vs lunatic

lunatic vs looney

looney and lunatic both are nouns.

looney is not an adjective while lunatic is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
looney Yes No No No
lunatic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, lunatic is a hypernym of looney; that is, lunatic is a word with a broader meaning than looney:
  • looney: someone deranged and possibly dangerous
  • lunatic: an insane person
Other hypernyms of looney include maniac.
looney (noun) lunatic (noun)
someone deranged and possibly dangerous an insane person
a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
looney (adjective) lunatic (adjective)
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
Difference between looney and lunatic

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