Home › Words › S › semimadnesssemimadnesssemimadness means partial madness.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, semimadness ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom semi- + madness.nounPartial madness.e.g.“James Flexner calls Hamilton “by far the most psychologically troubled of the founders,” even a “semimadman” at times—without wondering if this form of semimadness has a name.” — 2008, John D. Gartner, The Hypomanic Edge, page 59:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.semimadman 83% match — A man who is somewhat or partly mad. vs semimadness →semidementia 74% match — Partial dementia. vs semimadness →semidemented 71% match — Somewhat or partially demented. vs semimadness →premadness 65% match — Before the onset of madness. vs semimadness →semisavage 64% match — Someone who is half or partially savage. vs semimadness →semisomnolence 63% match — Partial somnolence. vs semimadness →seminormalcy 63% match — A state of partial normalcy. vs semimadness →semisomnambulistic 62% match — Somewhat or partly somnambulistic. vs semimadness →