Madcap - English meaning

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Usage examples:

Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

Usage examples:

You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

Usage examples:

[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

noun

An eccentric or foolish person.

Usage examples:

People who claim famous past identities are usually dismissed as crackpots

adjective

Eccentric; impractical.

Usage examples:

His head's full of crackpot ideas

noun

A crazy or strange person

Usage examples:

They obviously think we’re a bunch of crackpots.

verb

Turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine) in order to start the engine.

Usage examples:

The starter motor struggled to crank the engine

noun

A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.

Usage examples:

A long con rod which acts as a longer lever on the crank

noun

An eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject.

Usage examples:

When he first started to air his views, they labelled him a crank

noun

A long-tailed, medium-sized bird, typically with a grey or brown back and barred or pale underparts. many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds.

Usage examples:

It is an important wintering ground for european migratory birds such as the white stork, the lesse…

adjective

Mad; crazy.

Usage examples:

People think you're cuckoo

verb

Take over (the home of a vulnerable person) in order to establish a base for illegal drug dealing in the area.

Usage examples:

The frightened woman confided to her support worker that her flat had been cuckooed by a gang selli…

noun

A reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things.

Usage examples:

Spectators watched in horror as the nineteen-year-old daredevil smashed into the ground

adjective

Reckless and daring.

Usage examples:

A daredevil skydiver

noun

A person who does dangerous things and takes risks

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

Usage examples:

He noted her eccentric appearance

noun

A person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour.

Usage examples:

He's seen as a local eccentric

adjective

Strange or unusual, sometimes in an amusing way

Usage examples:

Eccentric behavior, she was an elderly eccentric who lived with 25 cats., [ u ] although his reputa…

noun

A person who is impetuous or easily becomes angry and violent.

Usage examples:

Neither of you hotheads would listen to me when i asked you to stop this nonsense

noun

Someone who gets angry too quickly and reacts without thinking carefully first

Usage examples:

A hotheaded young fool

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun

A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs

Usage examples:

We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

noun

A mad or silly person.

Usage examples:

She was working with a bunch of loonies

adjective

Mad or silly.

Usage examples:

Loony drivers

adjective

Foolish or crazy

Usage examples:

He has loony ideas.

noun

A person who is mentally ill (not in technical use).

Usage examples:

She continued to gape at him as if he was a runaway lunatic from a nearby mental asylum.

adjective

Mentally ill (not in technical use).

Usage examples:

A ward of lunatic old ladies

noun

A foolish or crazy person

Usage examples:

He drives like a lunatic., a lunatic criminal

noun

A person exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour.

Usage examples:

When he sits in front of a playstation he transforms into a karate-choppin' maniac

combining form

Forming nouns corresponding to words ending in -mania.

Usage examples:

Kleptomaniac

noun

A person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject

Usage examples:

My brother is a maniac when it comes to football., a homicidal maniac

noun

A fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel.

Usage examples:

He was cracking nuts with his teeth

verb

Butt (someone) with one's head.

Usage examples:

I thought he was going to nut me in the face

abbreviation

(in the uk) national union of teachers.

noun

A mad or foolish person.

Usage examples:

Or in some cases, they were just complete borderline nutcases with sociopathic tendencies.

noun

Someone who behaves in an extremely silly way

Usage examples:

Only complete nutcases like myself swim in the sea in winter.

noun

A mad or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

No longer will they associate it with nutters, wackos and the irredeemably mad.

noun

A strange or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

She was seen as a bit of an oddball

adjective

Strange; bizarre.

Usage examples:

Oddball training methods

noun

A person whose behavior is unusual and strange

noun

A strange or peculiar person or thing.

Usage examples:

She was regarded as a bit of an oddity

noun

Someone or something that is strange and unusual

Usage examples:

As one of the few women in engineering in the 1950s, she was considered an oddity.

adjective

Relating to, denoting, or affected with a psychosis.

Usage examples:

A psychotic disturbance

noun

Relating to, denoting, or suffering from a psychosis.

Usage examples:

A psychotic disturbance

adjective

Suffering from psychosis (= severe mental illness)

Usage examples:

A psychotic disorder, his dislike of women bordered on the psychotic.

adjective

Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd.

Usage examples:

That ridiculous tartan cap

noun

A crazy or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

She was dating a real screwball

adjective

Crazy; absurd.

Usage examples:

What possessed you to ask a screwball question like that?

adjective

Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

Usage examples:

His unconventional approach to life

noun

Used as a familiar term of address, chiefly in liverpool.

Usage examples:

‘gorra light 'ave yer, wack?’

adjective

Bad; inferior.

Usage examples:

A wack radio station

noun

A crazy or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

The kids were learning to live with the idea that dad was a wack

adjective

Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

Usage examples:

Weird, inhuman sounds

noun

A person's destiny.

verb

Induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

Usage examples:

Blue eyes weirded him out, and ivan's were especially creepy

noun

A person whose dress or behaviour seems strange or eccentric.

Usage examples:

The streets are dangerous and there are too many weirdos around

noun

A person who you think is strange and who makes you uncomfortable

Usage examples:

That guy is a real weirdo.

adjective

Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.

Usage examples:

His zany humour

noun

A zany person.

Usage examples:

We are looking for the zany, the serious, the artistic and ridiculous.