Lunacy

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/lˈuːnəsiː/ · लूनसी

Meaning

Behaviour that is stupid or crazy

हिंदी अर्थ

पागलपन, या घोर मूर्खता

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
MadnessInsanity
Antonyms · विलोम
SanityWisdomPrudenceIntelligence
Example sentences

It was lunacy to attempt the paper without a watch.

The word lunacy comes from a belief about the moon.

Daily use: Bina ghadi ke paper dena lunacy tha.

Word forms
Lunacy nLunatic nLunatic adj
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Luna यानी चाँद — lunar याद कीजिए। पुराने ज़माने में माना जाता था कि पूरा चाँद लोगों को पागल कर देता है; इसी से lunatic और lunacy यानी पागलपन। उल्टा sanity।

Luna means moon — think of 'lunar'. In old times people believed the full moon made people mad, so the word lunatic, and then lunacy, came to mean madness. Its opposite is sanity.

Exam note

Synonym: insanity, madness, folly; antonym: sanity, wisdom, prudence, intelligence। Lunacy noun है, उसका adjective lunatic।

Insanity, Madness and Folly are synonyms; Sanity, Wisdom, Prudence and Intelligence are asked as antonyms. Lunacy is a noun; its adjective is lunatic.

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