I.unsoundness of mind.
A. As a disease, madness, insanity, Cels. 3, 18, 2 sqq.—
B. As a personal quality, madness, frenzy, folly, senselessness: “nomen insaniae significat mentis aegrotationem et morbum,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 4, 8: “sanitatem animorum positam in tranquillitate quadam constantiaque censebant: his rebus mentem vacuam appellarunt insaniam,” id. ib. 3, 4, 9: “furorem esse rati sunt, mentis ad omnia caecitatem: quod cum majus esse videatur, quam insania, tamen ejusmodi est, ut furor in sapientem cadere possit, non possit insania,” id. ib. 3, 4, 11: “concupiscere aliquid ad insaniam,” to madness, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 87: “favere alicui ad insaniam,” Suet. Cal. 55: “adigere ad insaniam,” Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 31: “scelerata belli,” Verg. A. 7, 461: “quae tanta insania, cives?” id. ib. 2, 42: “nudus agas, minus est insania turpis,” Juv. 2, 71 al.—
(β).
Plur.: “hunc intem periae insaniaeque agitant senem,” Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 15: “incideram in hominum pugnandi cupidorum insanias,” Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 1. —
II. Trop.
A. Madness, i. e. excess, extravagance in any thing: “villarum,” Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5: “libidinum,” id. Sull. 25, 70: “ut appareret, quam ab sano initio res in hanc insaniam venerit, Liv 7, 2, 13: mensarum,” Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 91.—
B. Of speech: “orationis,” Cic. Brut. 82, 284.—
