madnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• maddenesse, madnes

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

• “mā̆dnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-09.