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looney vs maniac

maniac vs looney

looney and maniac both are nouns.

looney is not an adjective while maniac is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
looney Yes No No No
maniac Yes Yes No No
As nouns, maniac is a hypernym of looney; that is, maniac is a word with a broader meaning than looney:
  • looney: someone deranged and possibly dangerous
  • maniac: an insane person
Other hypernyms of looney include lunatic.
looney (noun) maniac (noun)
someone deranged and possibly dangerous an insane person
a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
looney (adjective) maniac (adjective)
wildly disordered
Difference between looney and maniac

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