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loony vs lunatic

lunatic vs loony

loony and lunatic both are nouns.

loony and lunatic both are adjectives.

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

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