craziness

C3R1A1Z10I1N1E1S1S1

noun

The state of being crazy; madness; derangement

“the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs”

Similar
daftnessflakinessfollyfoolishnessmadnessfoolerytomfoolerylunacy
Less commonScrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncraziness (usually uncountable, plural crazinesses)

plural crazinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being crazy; madness; derangement
  2. archaicuncountableusuallyThe state of being broken down or weakened

    the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs

  3. countableusuallyThe result or product of being crazy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninformal terms for insanity

Similar
daftnessflakiness
Broader
insanity

nounthe quality of being rash and foolish

Similar
follyfoolishnessmadness
Broader
stupidity

nounfoolish or senseless behavior

Similar
follyfoolerytomfoolerylunacyindulgence
Broader
playfrolicromp
Also see
daftnessflakinessfollyfooleryfoolishnessindulgenceinsanitylunacymadnesstomfooleryzaniness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From crazy + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan bogeria, insanitat
  • bogeriamadness
  • insanitatmadness
  • folliamadness
Latin vēsānia, īnsānia
  • vēsāniamadness
  • īnsāniamadness
  • īnsānitāsmadness
  • vēcordiamadness
Latvian vājprāts, ārprāts
  • vājprātsmadness
  • ārprātsmadness
  • trakumsmadness
Spanish locura
  • locuramadness
Turkish delilik
  • delilikmadness
Cite this entry
APA

craziness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craziness

MLA

“craziness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craziness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craziness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craziness.

Source: craziness on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.