madnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mad +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmadnɛs(ə)/

Noun

madnesse (plural madnesses)

  1. Madness; the state of being deranged or insane.
  2. Incautiousness; the state of being incautious or overenthusiastic.
  3. (rare) The state of being stupid; stupidity.

Descendants

  • English: madness

References

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