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[ loon ] / lun / SEE SYNONYMS FOR loon ON THESAURUS.COM
nounany of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere. Origin of loon1First recorded in 1625–35; perhaps alteration of loom3 Words nearby loonloom, loo mask, looming, loom large, loom-state, loon, looney, loonie, loony, loony bin, loony tunes Definition for loon (2 of 2)[ loon ] / lun /
nouna crazy or simple-minded person. Origin of loon21400–50; late Middle English lowen, perhaps <Old Norse lūinn worn, tired; later influenced by loon 1 and loony 1Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loonThat loon is known as “Dr. Who,” and his nerdy fans are legion. The Perfect Book for Every Man in Your Life|Liesl Schillinger|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST There was Sen. Claire McCaskill, fresh after dispatching Tea Party loon Todd Akin, on Meet the Press. On the Fiscal Cliff, Republicans Got Nothin’|Daniel Gross|December 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST Sticking with six brackets is supposedly meant to signal that he believes in a little stability and is not a loon. Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney’s Tax-Plan Flim-Flam|Michael Tomasky|February 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST As the loon brigades proved as they berated Precious, our humanity is the enemy of ideologues. David Mills' Gift to Television|Stanley Crouch|April 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Next thing you know that loon Glenn Beck will have a hit TV show. Obama's Tough Love for Detroit|Paul Kedrosky|March 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST You hear the loon crying on the water, or the last whistle of the heron up the pass. Romany of the Snows|Gilbert Parker The Indian came from the tribe on Loon Lake, and some of his fellows up there are sick with the same thing. The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery)|Samuel Alexander White Lisle filled his pipe and smoked in silence for several minutes during which the eery cry of a loon rang 38 about the camp. The Long Portage|Harold Bindloss Loon, Pleasant and Bixby's Lakes were all dammed and located upon for the water company. The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James But a loon flapped up from the rushes, brushing the priest's face with its wings. Lords of the North|A. C. Laut
British Dictionary definitions for loon (1 of 2)
nounthe US and Canadian name for diver (def. 3) Word Origin for loonC17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse lōmr British Dictionary definitions for loon (2 of 2)
nouninformal a simple-minded or stupid person Northeast Scot dialect a lad archaic a person of low rank or occupation (esp in the phrase lord and loon) Word Origin for loonC15: origin obscure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to looncrazy, lunatic, maniac, eccentric, nut, psychopath, sociopath, nut case |