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 | ||