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unusual
English
Alternative forms
- unusuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From un- +? usual.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?ju??u?l/, /?n?ju???l/
Adjective
unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)
- Not usual, out of the ordinary
- Synonyms: uncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:strange
- Antonyms: normal, usual, common, ordinary
Derived terms
- unusually
- unusualness
Translations
Noun
unusual (plural unusuals)
- Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
- 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- I should say that it was very unusual for such men to leave a bottle half empty. How do all these unusuals strike you, Watson?
- 1939, Pauline Redmond, Wilfrid Redmond, Business paper writing, a career (page 154)
- Two of these unusuals have been selected for special effort throughout the season. They are kneeling pads and water-proof garden gloves. During the bulb planting season they are displayed with the bulbs […]
- 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
References
- unusual at OneLook Dictionary Search
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insane
English
Etymology
From Latin ?ns?nus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + s?nus (“sound, sane”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?se?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Adjective
insane (comparative more insane or insaner, superlative most insane or insanest)
- Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; mad
- Synonyms: delirious, distracted
- What is the cause of insanity? Nobody can answer such a sweeping question as that, but we know that certain diseases, such as syphilis, break down and destroy the brain cells and result in insanity. In fact, about one-half of all mental diseases can be attributed to such physical causes as brain lesions, alcohol, toxins, and injuries. But the other half—and this is the appalling part of the story—the other half of the people who go insane apparently have nothing organically wrong with their brain cells. In post-mortem examinations, when their brain tissues are studied under the highest-powered microscopes, they are found to be apparently just as healthy as yours and mine. Why do these people go insane?
- Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons
- Causing insanity or madness.
- Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; ridiculous; impractical
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:insane
Antonyms
- sane
Derived terms
- insanely
Related terms
- insanity
Translations
Further reading
- insane in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- insane in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- insane at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Annies, Sannie, Sienna, inanes, nenias, sannie, sienna
French
Etymology
From English insane
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.san/
Adjective
insane (plural insanes)
- crazy
- foolish
Further reading
- “insane” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
insane f pl
- feminine plural of insano
Latin
Adjective
?ns?ne
- vocative masculine singular of ?ns?nus
References
- insane in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- insane in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- insane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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