The term "wedging clay" derives from the ceramic and pottery procedures to prepare clay by hand.
It derives from the 'Old English' word; Gaol.
It comes from a bastardization of the latin Non compos mentis.
It means moon's day.
Buffoon comes from the 1540s Middle French dance.
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt coined the term lunatic fringe.
A bedlamite is an obsolete term for a lunatic.
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The noun 'lunatic' is singular, common noun; an antiquated term for an insane person, derived from the belief that a person was driven mad by the changes in the moon. The word 'lunatic' is also an adjective, used to describe a noun (That was a lunatic thing to do.)
The word "lunatic" comes from the latin word LUNAR which means moon. so lunatic means moon- crazy. but most people just mean crazy
"Lunatic" is an old-fashioned term referring to a person afflicted with mental illness especially caused by the changing phases of the moon. The term is now used to describe an extremely stupid or irresponsible person.
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.
Lunatic is a noun.
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.