word-vault/dist/data/cards/lu/lunatic.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "lunatic",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who does crazy things that are often dangerous",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This lunatic in a white van pulled out right in front of me!"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "maniac",
            "topics": ["Danger"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "raving", "crazed"],
                "lunatic + noun": ["asylum"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who has a severe mental illness",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, offensive)",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["complete", "raving", "crazed"],
                "lunatic + noun": ["asylum"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈluːnətɪk/",
                "audio": "lu/lunatic/lunatic__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈluːnətɪk/",
                "audio": "lu/lunatic/lunatic__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Originally from the Latin lunaticus (luna = moon), because people believed that the changes in the moon made people go mad temporarily."
}