lunatique

moody, unpredictable, temperamental

Advanced Adjective
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Pronunciation

/ly.na.tik/

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Cultural Note

False friend alert: French 'lunatique' means 'moody' or 'changeable', not 'crazy' as the English 'lunatic' implies. The word derives from 'lune' (moon), evoking someone whose mood changes like the phases of the moon.

📝 Example Sentences

Il est un peu lunatique, on ne sait jamais comment il va réagir.

He is a bit moody, you never know how he will react.

Ma collègue est lunatique, un jour ça va, le lendemain non.

My colleague is temperamental, one day she's fine, the next she's not.

📊 Adjective Forms

Gender Form
feminine lunatique
masculine lunatique
feminine_plural lunatiques
masculine_plural lunatiques
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