lunatic
Plural: lunatics
Noun
- An insane person; one who behaves irrationally.
- an insane person
- a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
- An insane person.
Adjective Satellite
- insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
Adj
- Crazed, mad, insane, demented.
- Relating to the Moon; lunar.
- Influenced or affected by the Moon.
Examples
- Only a LUNATIC would play a vowel-heavy word on a triple letter score.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus (“moonstruck”), derived from Latin luna (“moon”), the connection stemming from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity.
Synonyms
daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, madcap, madman, maniac, moonstruck, swashbuckler, basket case, basket weaver, crack, crackpot, crazed, crazy, crazyhead, demented, dingbat, eccentric, fruit and nut case, fruit cake, fruit loop, fruitloop, head case, insane, kook, loony, loony tune, lunatic, mad, madhead, maniacal, mental case, moonling, nut, nut ball, nutbar, nutburger, nutcase, nutjob, nutter, psycho, psychoceramic, psychotic, schizo, screwball, space cadet, space case, space pilot, unconventional, wackadoo, wackadoodle, wacko, weirdo, whackjob, whacko, wingnut
Scrabble Score: 9
lunatic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlunatic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lunatic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary