Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Insanity.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Insanity; madness.

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  • noun insanity; madness

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  • noun obsolete terms for legal insanity

Etymologies

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insane +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Of course, this hand-wringing over not having completely caught up on life, the universe and everything, and finished my revisions, could also be the usual case of my never quite cutting myself enough slack*, since I only got home from two weeks of insaneness in Vermont last Friday and we've had something called a catastrophic ice storm this week we only lost power for one night**, thankfully--so far, anyway.

    Nattering 2010

  • The style is not only amazing, but it represents the insaneness.

    Another Dark Knight Poster Plus Final Viral Marketing Update « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • Of course, this hand-wringing over not having completely caught up on life, the universe and everything, and finished my revisions, could also be the usual case of my never quite cutting myself enough slack*, since I only got home from two weeks of insaneness in Vermont last Friday and we've had something called a catastrophic ice storm this week we only lost power for one night**, thankfully--so far, anyway.

    Sneaking Suspicions 2009

  • Of course, this hand-wringing over not having completely caught up on life, the universe and everything, and finished my revisions, could also be the usual case of my never quite cutting myself enough slack*, since I only got home from two weeks of insaneness in Vermont last Friday and we've had something called a catastrophic ice storm this week we only lost power for one night**, thankfully--so far, anyway.

    Sneaking Suspicions 2009

  • Of course, this hand-wringing over not having completely caught up on life, the universe and everything, and finished my revisions, could also be the usual case of my never quite cutting myself enough slack*, since I only got home from two weeks of insaneness in Vermont last Friday and we've had something called a catastrophic ice storm this week we only lost power for one night**, thankfully--so far, anyway.

    January 2009 2009

  • Nataly could not utter all that her insaneness of feeling made her think with regard to Victor's daughter -- daughter also of the woman whom her hard conscience accused of inflammability.

    One of Our Conquerors — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868

  • Nataly could not utter all that her insaneness of feeling made her think with regard to Victor's daughter -- daughter also of the woman whom her hard conscience accused of inflammability.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • Nataly could not utter all that her insaneness of feeling made her think with regard to Victor's daughter -- daughter also of the woman whom her hard conscience accused of inflammability.

    One of Our Conquerors — Complete George Meredith 1868

  • With Speed Racer the batshit insaneness of it and cartoonish fun was right up my alley and I just smiled the whole way through, with Wanted, well, Speed Racer I think spoiled me.

    The Documentary Blog 2009

  • Liberals are so far gone with their political correctness, it has left them incapable of seeing their insaneness.

    AroundTheCapitol.com 2009

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