madness

madness n

see mad, adj.

1. Distraction; preoccupation; absent-mindedness; [fig.] artistic genius; intellectual brilliance; poetic creativity.
2. Disorder; craziness; passion; frivolity; erratic behavior; lack of caution; [fig.] windiness; unpredictable weather.
3. Ecstacy; rapture; jubilee; exhilaration.