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Asininity vs Lunacy - What's the difference?

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Asininity is a related term of lunacy.


As nouns the difference between asininity and lunacy

is that asininity is (uncountable) the quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity while lunacy is (of a person or group of people) the state of being mad, insanity.

asininity

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity
  • (countable) An asinine remark, behaviour, etc.

    • lunacy

    English

    Noun

  • (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
  • # a cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases
  • # insanity implying legal irresponsibility.
  • Something deeply misguided.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being mad) insanity

    Derived terms

    * lunatic