zaniness

za·ny

Z0003400 (zā′nē)adj. za·ni·er, za·ni·est Comical or ludicrous because of incongruity or strangeness.n. pl. za·nies 1. A comical person given to extravagant or outlandish behavior.2. A ludicrous, buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts feebly to mimic the tricks of the clown.

[French zani, from Italian dialectal zanni, from Zanni, variant of Italian Gianni, nickname for Giovanni, John, the name of servants who act as clowns in commedia dell'arte.]

za′ni·ly adv.za′ni·ness n.

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zaniness

noun1. The quality of being laughable or comical:comedy, comicality, comicalness, drollery, drollness, farcicality, funniness, humor, humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, wit, wittiness.2. Foolish behavior:absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery.Informal: craziness.

Zaniness

Allen, Gracie(1902–1964) actress who played scatterbrained wife of George Burns. [TV: “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show” in Terrace, I, 303–304]Ball, Lucille(1910–) American comedienne; “unchallenged queen of scatterbrains.” [TV: “I Love Lucy” in Terrace, I, 383]Caesar, Sid(1922–) pillar of zany 1950s comedy. [TV: “Your Show of Shows” in Terrace, II, 290–291]Harvard Lampoonmocking, satirical periodical. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]HellzapoppinOlsen and Johnson’s “screamlined revue” de-scribed by one drama critic as a “demented vaudeville brawl.” [Am.Theater: Misc.]Keystone Kopsthe slapstick film comedians specializing in wild chases (1912-1920). [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 399]Krazy Kattremendously zany, popular comic character that delighted Jazz Age intellectuals. [Comics: Payton, 372; “Krazy Kat” in Horn, 436]Mad magazinepopular publication featuring zany approach to life. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]Monty Python’s Flying Circusingenious, satiric show that uses both live action and animation. [Br. and Am. TV: Terrace, II, 108]Sales, Soupy(1926–) American entertainer; children’s “funny man.” [TV: “The Soupy Sales Show” in Terrace, II, 305]Skelton, Red(1910–) comedian with zaniness personified in characters such as Freddie the Freeloader and Clem Kaddiddlehopper. [TV: “The Red Skelton Show” in Terrace, II, 238]Three Stooges, the(Moe Howard, 1897–1975) (Shemp Howard, 1895–1955) (Larry Fine, 1902–1975) masters of slapstick in the extreme. [TV: Terrace, II, 366]

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释义	zaniness za·ny Z0003400 (zā′nē)adj. za·ni·er, za·ni·est Comical or ludicrous because of incongruity or strangeness.n. pl. za·nies 1. A comical person given to extravagant or outlandish behavior.2. A ludicrous, buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts feebly to mimic the tricks of the clown. [French zani, from Italian dialectal zanni, from Zanni, variant of Italian Gianni, nickname for Giovanni, John, the name of servants who act as clowns in commedia dell'arte.] za′ni·ly adv.za′ni·ness n. Thesaurus zaniness noun1. The quality of being laughable or comical:comedy, comicality, comicalness, drollery, drollness, farcicality, funniness, humor, humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, ludicrousness, ridiculousness, wit, wittiness.2. Foolish behavior:absurdity, folly, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery.Informal: craziness. Zaniness Zaniness Allen, Gracie(1902–1964) actress who played scatterbrained wife of George Burns. [TV: “The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show” in Terrace, I, 303–304]Ball, Lucille(1910–) American comedienne; “unchallenged queen of scatterbrains.” [TV: “I Love Lucy” in Terrace, I, 383]Caesar, Sid(1922–) pillar of zany 1950s comedy. [TV: “Your Show of Shows” in Terrace, II, 290–291]Harvard Lampoonmocking, satirical periodical. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]HellzapoppinOlsen and Johnson’s “screamlined revue” de-scribed by one drama critic as a “demented vaudeville brawl.” [Am.Theater: Misc.]Keystone Kopsthe slapstick film comedians specializing in wild chases (1912-1920). [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 399]Krazy Kattremendously zany, popular comic character that delighted Jazz Age intellectuals. [Comics: Payton, 372; “Krazy Kat” in Horn, 436]Mad magazinepopular publication featuring zany approach to life. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]Monty Python’s Flying Circusingenious, satiric show that uses both live action and animation. [Br. and Am. TV: Terrace, II, 108]Sales, Soupy(1926–) American entertainer; children’s “funny man.” [TV: “The Soupy Sales Show” in Terrace, II, 305]Skelton, Red(1910–) comedian with zaniness personified in characters such as Freddie the Freeloader and Clem Kaddiddlehopper. [TV: “The Red Skelton Show” in Terrace, II, 238]Three Stooges, the(Moe Howard, 1897–1975) (Shemp Howard, 1895–1955) (Larry Fine, 1902–1975) masters of slapstick in the extreme. [TV: Terrace, II, 366] zaniness noun Synonyms for zaniness noun the quality of being laughable or comical Synonyms comedy comicality comicalness drollery drollness farcicality funniness humor humorousness jocoseness jocosity jocularity ludicrousness ridiculousness wit wittiness noun foolish behavior Synonyms absurdity folly foolery foolishness idiocy imbecility insanity lunacy madness nonsense preposterousness senselessness silliness tomfoolery craziness
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noun the quality of being laughable or comical

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noun foolish behavior

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