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Meaning of "looniness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOONINESS

looniness  [ˈluːnɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOONINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Looniness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOONINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of looniness in the English dictionary

The definition of looniness in the dictionary is madness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOONINESS


canniness
ˈkænɪnɪs
graininess
ˈɡreɪnɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
horniness
ˈhɔːnɪnɪs
luniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
mooniness
ˈmuːnɪnɪs
phoniness
ˈfəʊnɪnɪs
puniness
ˈpjuːnɪnɪs
runniness
ˈrʌnɪnɪs
scrawniness
ˈskrɔːnɪnɪs
shininess
ˈʃaɪnɪnɪs
skinniness
ˈskɪnɪnɪs
spininess
ˈspaɪnɪnɪs
stoniness
ˈstəʊnɪnɪs
sunniness
ˈsʌnɪnɪs
tawniness
ˈtɔːnɪnɪs
thorniness
ˈθɔːnɪnɪs
whininess
ˈwaɪnɪnɪs
zaniness
ˈzeɪnɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOONINESS

loom-state
looming
loon
loon pants
looney
loonie
loonier
loonies
looniest
loonily
looning
loons
loony
loony bin
loony left
loop
loop aerial
loop diuretic
loop knot
loop line

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOONINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of looniness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «looniness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOONINESS

Find out the translation of looniness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of looniness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «looniness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

looniness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

looniness
570 millions of speakers

English

looniness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

looniness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

looniness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

looniness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

looniness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

looniness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

looniness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Looniness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

looniness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

looniness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

looniness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Looniness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

looniness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

looniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लंचपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

looniness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

looniness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

looniness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

looniness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

looniness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

looniness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

looniness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

looniness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

looniness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of looniness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOONINESS»

The term «looniness» is used very little and occupies the 177.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOONINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «looniness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «looniness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about looniness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOONINESS»

Discover the use of looniness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to looniness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Looniness of the Long Distance Runner: An Unfit ...
This is Russell Taylor's humorous account of his journey from its unwise inception after too many beers, through the first teetering steps on the treadmill to the big show-down in NYC.
Russell Taylor, 2007
2
Presumed Ignorant!: Over 400 Cases of Legal Looniness, Daffy ...
Examples of legal absurdities include the inmate who sued his prison when he accidently shot himself with a smuggled gun, and the Maine law which makes it illegal to tickle a girl under the chin with a feather duster Presumed Ignorant will ...
Leland Gregory, 1998
3
Gritty Greens: Diary of a Southern Housewife
makes one appreciate looniness. I'm not talking about far-out, shocking California looniness. I mean deep, psychological looniness. Eccentric with a capital E. Psychoanalysis is not a big thing down South. We get along just fine with our ...
Brenda B. Honeycutt, 2013
4
Speaking of pictures, these aim at art, achieve looniness
The real individualist is Goldman who, whatever his intent, has captured a fine feeling of inspired looniness. "GETTING NO ANSWER TO RING, HE IS DISGUSTED WITH MAN" ART AND LOONINESS CONTINUED Sports Coupe by Gustav ...
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5
Wingless Chickens, Bayou Catholics, and Pilgrim Wayfarers: ...
No one doubts the malevolence abroad in the world. But the world is also deranged. What interests me as a novelist is not the malevolence of man—so what else is new?—but his looniness. The looniness, that is to say, of the 'normal' denizen ...
L. Lamar Nisly, 2011
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New York Magazine
The. Looniness. of. the. Long-Distance. Runner. By. Ralph. Schoenstein. ". . . After ten blocks of jogging, I made. Starting in lower Manhattan, Vince Chiappetta , president of New York Roadrunners, sets the pace for a panting Schoenstein.
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A Genealogy of Equality: The Curriculum for Social Work ...
... Away Recruits', Observer, 1 August (1993). 16. B. Appleyard, 'Why Paint So Black a Picture?', The Independent, 4 August (1993). 17. R. Pinker, 'A Lethal Kind of Looniness', Times Higher Educational Supplement, 10 September (1993). 18.
Hilary Walker, 2013
8
Zig-Zag-and-Swirl: Alfred W. Lawson's Quest for Greatness
But did such beliefs and practices necessarily imply that their adherents were loony? If so, then theirs was a familiar kind of looniness found in countless other groups, before and since, who have taken their basic commitments seriously and  ...
Lyell D. Henry, 2009
9
More Conversations with Walker Percy
but his looniness. The looniness, that is to say, of the "normal" denizen of the Western world who, I think it fair to say, doesn't know who he is, what he believes, or what he is doing. This unprecedented Zoltan Abadi-Nagy/1986 141.
Walker Percy, Lewis A. Lawson, Victor A. Kramer, 1993
10
Running With Scissors
'This is the Brady Bunch on Viagra... it is impossible not to laugh at all the jokes; to admire the sardonic, fetid tone; to wonder, slack-jawed and agog, at the sheer looniness of the vista he conjures up' Rachel Cooke, Observer This is ...
Augusten Burroughs, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOONINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term looniness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Infidelity: Can You Really Recover?
First important point: it's not the sex, it's the secret that drives the affair and provides the adrenaline-run looniness. Frank Pittman, expert on affairs, says that ... «hitched, Jul 15»
2
Minions review: Uninspiring and dull, this prequel doesn't make you …
It begins with just the kind of cute looniness that you expect from a film like this. The Minions are a species looking for "le Boss", or the most ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
3
How Does Paul Rudd Work?
Like Matthew McConaughey or Mark Ruffalo, Rudd adapts to the laws of any genre, but without the asterisk of recreational looniness (bongo ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Killer Alien Drama Extant Is Back, Cheesier and Trope-ier Than Ever
Because since last season, she's been convicted of arson, assault, and general looniness. But by episode's end? She's back out in the world, ... «Gizmodo India, Jul 15»
5
Kitchens go hi-tech: From robot chefs to recipe-shopping apps …
If the end goal were just newfangled food delivery, the investment surge would look like bubble-driven investor looniness. But remember: ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
6
NBA free agency: Welcome to the silly season. Let's get weird
The interminable wait that preceded LeBron James' return to Cleveland last summer may have taken the silly season to new levels of looniness ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
7
10 Modern Family episodes show why it's still one of TV's biggest hits
In the early going, the series sometimes seemed like at attempt to make the looniness of Arrested Development palatable to the mainstream. «A.V. Club DC, Jun 15»
8
Encores & Curtain Calls: Lean, green comic fables
But while gifted with pronounced funny bones and a penchant for looniness, there's a mission and a method to their madness: they want to ... «The Recorder, Jun 15»
9
Mortimer Snerd, Publisher
As an example of the elder Paul's alleged looniness, McQuaid cited the Texas congressman's contention that the terrorist attacks on America ... «The New American, Jun 15»
10
Salem Season 2 Episode 5 Review: The Wine Dark Sea
She was fun to watch and her looniness was part of the attraction. She'd put really unfortunate things into her mouth all the time and you'd just ... «TV Fanatic, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Looniness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/looniness>. Oct 2026 ».
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