People once believed that madness was affected by the phases of the moon. A lunatic was thus someone afficted with "moon madness"
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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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Luna is the stem word for 'lunatic'. The word is a Latin noun that means 'moon'. The insane were believed to have been affected adversely by the moon.
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lunatic
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.)
(adjective) His brother tried several lunatic schemes that he thought would make him rich. (noun) Someone considered mad, or a lunatic, may be confined to a mental asylum.
The word "lunatic" comes from the Latin "luna" meaning moon. This derives from the former belief that changes of the moon caused insanity.
The same word "lunatic" is used as a noun and its associated adjective. The noun actually means a lunatic person, someone who is insane or mentally unsound. The noun for the state, or something similarly mindless, is "lunacy."
Off ones rocker, mental midget
Luna is the name used for the moon. Some people say that people can be made crazy by a full moon, hence the name lunatic.
A few words with the root word LUNA are: lunatic lunar