barmy

Meaning

Adj

1. (also, archaic, figuratively) Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).
2. (archaic, figuratively) Bubbling with activity or excitement; active, excited.

Noun

plural of barma (“a regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems”)

barma

A regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems.

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Opposite of

conspicuous, different, egregious, exceptional, historic, interesting, memorable, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, remarkable, special, strange, unique, insane, nonsane, unsane, foolish, unwise

Synonyms

crazy

balmy

nuts

nutty

batty

insane

daft

mad

round the bend

wacky

fruity

bats

crackers

around the bend

foolish

loco

loony

bonkers

whacky

nonsensical

cracked

dotty

haywire

senseless

silly

absurd

buggy

kookie

kooky

yeasty

zestful

zesty

loopy

foamy

maniac

aberrant

meaningless

meshugga

mindless

pointless

rattlebrained

reasonless

ridiculous

sappy

semiconscious

slow-witted

soapy

stupid

wacko

wild

Translations

bekloppt

loco

ανόητος

αφρώδης

fou

marteau

gek

ximple

wahnsinnig

verrückt

ερεθισμένος

aberrant

irre

loufoque

ελαφρός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɑːmi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: berm

Inherited from Old English: beorma

In summary

From barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, and used as leaven”) + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). Barm is derived from Middle English berm, berme (“foam rising upon ale or beer fermenting; leaven, yeast; foam or head of beer produced by pouring”) [and other forms], from Old English beorma (“foam or head of beer; leaven, yeast”), from Proto-West Germanic *bermō (“barm; yeast”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”) or *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”).