English noun: lunacy | |||
1. | lunacy (state) obsolete terms for legal insanity | ||
Synonyms | insaneness, madness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insanity | ||
2. | lunacy (act) foolish or senseless behavior | ||
Synonyms | craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, tomfoolery | ||
Broader (hypernym) | caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, prank | ||