The word "lunatic" comes from the latin word LUNAR which means moon. so lunatic means moon- crazy. but most people just mean crazy
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LUNAR and Month are two words that have their origin in moon. lunatic, menses are derivatives of these words.
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Is was thought that the Moon affected insane people, which is why the word Lunatic contains Luna which refers to the moon. It used to be believed (and some people still do believe) that moonlight could cause insanity in people; these people were cursed to go crazy when the full moon came out. Nowadays this idea has been completely disproved by science.
well of course there is. there is no air in space. only a lunatic would take his helmet of in space and die.
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People once believed that madness was affected by the phases of the moon. A lunatic was thus someone afficted with "moon madness"
lunatic(n) one who is insane/crazy/foolish.
Lunatic is the correct spelling.
The word "lunatic" can function as a noun or an adjective, depending on how it is used in a sentence.
Here is a sentence for lunatic, "There are some behavior patterns that may make you look like a lunatic." A lunatic is a mentally challenged person.
You would have to be a lunatic to leave the doors or windows to your house unlocked in this day and age!When it comes to shoes, my girlfriend is such a lunatic!The lunatic is on the path.Institutionalization may become a life sentence for a lunatic.
A lunatic is a crazy person. Here are some sentences.People used to be locked up in lunatic asylums.He is acting like a lunatic."The lunatic is in the hall." (from Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage")
LUNATIC
Porirua Lunatic Asylum was created in 1887.
The Lunatic Cafe was created in 1996.
Lunatic Calm ended in 2001.