madness

CEFRB2

/ˈmad.nəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Mental illness or extremely foolish behavior.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Rash folly.

Examples

  • Genius and madness are but a hairbreadth away from each other.

  • It's the height of madness to say so.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmæd.nəs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

  2. The state of being angry.

More examples

In context

  • Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]

  • You were lonely for a man I said, "Take me as I am" 'Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while

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Origin

noun

From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad + -ness.