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madness

English

Etymology

From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?mæd.n?s/, /?mæd.n?s/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?mad.n?s/
  • (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?m?d.n?s/

Noun

madness (countable and uncountable, plural madnesses)

  1. The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
  2. rash folly

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:insanity

Antonyms

  • sanity

Translations

Anagrams

  • Amsdens, desmans

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raving

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?v??/

Verb

raving

  1. present participle of rave

Noun

raving (plural ravings)

  1. (usually in the plural) Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.
    • 1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Section 3. § 5.
      A production without design would resemble more the ravings of a madman, than the sober efforts of genius and learning.

Translations

Adjective

raving (comparative more raving, superlative most raving)

  1. Talking wildly.
  2. Causing excitement or wild praise.
    She was not considered a raving beauty.

Adverb

raving (comparative more raving, superlative most raving)

  1. Incoherently
    He went stark, raving mad.

Anagrams

  • Garvin, Girvan, grivna

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