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mad as a hatter

mad as a hat·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mad az ey hat-er]
    • /mæd æz eɪ ˈhæt ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mad az ey hat-er]
    • /mæd æz eɪ ˈhæt ər/

Definitions of mad as a hatter words

  • adjective mad as a hatter mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 1
  • adjective mad as a hatter enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 1
  • adjective mad as a hatter abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 1
  • adjective mad as a hatter extremely foolish or unwise; imprudent; irrational: a mad scheme to invade France. 1
  • adjective mad as a hatter wildly excited or confused; frantic: mad haste. 1
  • adjective mad as a hatter overcome by desire, eagerness, enthusiasm, etc.; excessively or uncontrollably fond; infatuated: He's mad about the opera. 1
See all 18 definitions of mad as a hatter

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Origin of mad as a hatter

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mad (adj.), madden (intransitive v., derivative of the adj.); Old English gemǣd(e)d, past participle of *gemǣdan to make mad, akin to gemād mad, foolish; cognate with Old Saxon gemēd, Old High German gimeit foolish

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Parts of speech for Mad as a hatter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Mad as a hatter

mad as a hatter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mad as a hatter

adj mad as a hatter

  • insane — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
  • nuts — insane; crazy.
  • wacky — odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
  • kooky — of, like, or pertaining to a kook; eccentric, strange, or foolish.
  • nutty — abounding in or producing nuts.
All 86 Synonyms of mad as a hatter

Antonyms for mad as a hatter

adj mad as a hatter

  • rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
  • collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
  • sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
  • balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
All 14 Antonyms of mad as a hatter

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