madmen

mad·man

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mad-man, -muh n]
- /ˈmædˌmæn, -mən/
- /ˈmæd.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mad-man, -muh n]
- /ˈmædˌmæn, -mən/

Definitions of madmen word

noun plural madmen a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac. 1
noun madmen Plural form of madman. 1
noun madmen plural of madman. 0

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Origin of madmen

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

First recorded in 1300-50, madman is from the Middle English word madd man. See mad, man1

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Parts of speech for Madmen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Madmen

madmen popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for madmen

noun madmen

lunatics — Plural form of lunatic.
cuckoos — Plural form of cuckoo.
nuts — insane; crazy.

All 3 Synonyms of madmen