loony

English

Alternative forms

• (insane): luny, looney

Etymology

Shortened from lunatic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːni/

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• Rhymes: -uːni
• Homophones: loonie, looney, luny

Adjective

loony (comparative loonier, superlative looniest)

1. (informal, of a person) Insane.
2. (informal, of a thing) Very silly, absurd.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:insane

Translations

insane

• Danish: tosset, gal (da), vanvittig
• Finnish: hullu (fi)
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• Russian: сумасше́дший (ru) (sumasšédšij)

very silly — see silly

Noun

loony (plural loonies)

1. (informal) An insane or very foolish person.

Translations

an insane or very foolish person

• Danish: tosse (da) c, galning c
• Finnish: hullu (fi), kahjo (fi), kaheli (fi)
• Irish: gealt f
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• Russian: псих (ru) (psix), душевнобольной (ru) (duševnobolʹnoj)
• Scottish Gaelic: amadan m, burraidh m
• Swedish: galning (sv) c, knäppgök (sv) c, tokstolle (sv) c