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Preposterousness vs Lunacy - What's the difference?

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Preposterousness is a related term of lunacy.


As nouns the difference between preposterousness and lunacy

is that preposterousness is the quality of being preposterous while lunacy is (of a person or group of people) the state of being mad, insanity.

preposterousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being preposterous.

    • 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