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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Lunacy (disambiguation)

lunacy         
¦ noun (plural lunacies) insanity (not in technical use).
?extreme folly.
Origin
C16 from lunatic + -acy.
lunacy         
1.
If you describe someone's behaviour as lunacy, you mean that it seems very strange or foolish.
...the lunacy of the tax system...
It remains lunacy to produce yet more coal to add to power stations' stockpiles.
N-UNCOUNT [disapproval]
2.
Lunacy is severe mental illness. (OLD-FASHIONED)
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lunacy         
n.
1) sheer lunacy
2) lunacy to + inf. (it was lunacy to climb that mountain)

Wikipedia

Lunacy

Lunacy may refer to:

  • Lunacy, the condition suffered by a lunatic, now used only informally
  • Lunacy (film), a 2005 Jan Švankmajer film
  • Lunacy (video game), a video game for the Sega Saturn video game console
  • Luna Sea, a Japanese rock band originally named Lunacy
    • Lunacy (album), their 2000 album
  • The following of the Roman goddess Luna, a variation of the Greek goddess Selene
  • Lunacy (FIRST), the name of the FIRST Robotics Competition 2009 game
  • Luna-C (born 1973), British DJ and record producer
Examples of use of lunacy
1. It was lunacy.‘ The lunacy extends to Kim‘s foibles, namely his gargantuan appetite for food, drink and women.
2. Alternative health screenings: lunacy or lifesaver?
3. Take your pick from the lunacy we have witnessed.
4. It would appear that legal lunacy has crossed the Atlantic.
5. Yes, Ministers will of course resist this job–destroying lunacy.