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disensanity

disensanity noun: insanity; folly.

Noun

disensanity (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) insanity; folly
    • What tediosity and disensanity / Is here among ye?c. 1613-1614, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen, published 1634, [Act III, scene v]
    Synonyms:
    insanity

Synonyms of disensanity

Origin of disensanity

From dis- + en- (from Latin in) + sanity.

Questions about disensanity

What does disensanity mean?
Disensanity means insanity; folly.
What part of speech is disensanity?
Disensanity is a noun.

Words near disensanity in the dictionary

  1. disenrollments
  2. disenrolls
  3. disenrolment
  4. disenrolments
  5. disenrols
  6. disensanity
  7. disenshittified
  8. disenshittifies
  9. disenshittify
  10. disenshittifying
  11. disenshroud

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