looniness
State of madness
Looniness is the quality of being loony—crazy, silly, or absurdly eccentric.
The word suggests harmless oddity rather than genuine mental illness: The looniness of the plan was apparent to everyone but him.
It often carries affection: I love the looniness of this show.
Unusual or unexpected trait
- zaninessState of absurd silliness
- wackinessAbsurd or zany quality
- kookinessPlayful, harmless oddness
- nuttinessEccentric or absurd quality
oddity · weirdness · whimsicality · unconventionality · peculiarity · strangeness · bizarreness · outlandishness
Mental instability or absurdity
- insanitySevere mental illness
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
delirium · unhinged · mental · psychosis · dementia · bedlam · hysteria · frenzy
Frivolous, absurd behavior
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- inanityPointless, shallow foolishness
- stupidityLack of intelligence
idiocy · asininity · fatuity · senselessness · ridiculousness · preposterousness · brainlessness · witlessness
quirkiness
Unusual or unexpected trait
nuttiness · oddity · weirdness · whimsicality · unconventionality · peculiarity · strangeness · bizarreness · outlandishness · idiosyncrasy
craziness
Mental instability or absurdity
- insanitySevere mental illness
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
- derangementDisturbed mental state
mania · delirium · unhinged · mental · psychosis · dementia · bedlam · hysteria · frenzy · delusion
silliness
Frivolous, absurd behavior
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- inanityPointless, shallow foolishness
stupidity · idiocy · asininity · fatuity · senselessness · ridiculousness · preposterousness · brainlessness · witlessness · doltishness
comedy
Work meant to amuse
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
slapstick · clowning · jest · wackiness · absurdist · zany · madcap · screwball · gags · shenanigans
looninesssanity
Mental soundness
levelheadedness · rationality · reasonableness · soundness · lucidity
looninessnormalcy
State of being typical
normality · conventionality · ordinariness · staidness · seriousness
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