zany

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.

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[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.]

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za′ni·ly adv.za′ni·ness n.

zany

(ˈzeɪnɪ) adj, -nier or -niestcomical in an endearing way; imaginatively funny or comical, esp in behaviourn, pl -nies1. (Theatre) a clown or buffoon, esp one in old comedies who imitated other performers with ludicrous effect2. a ludicrous or foolish person[C16: from Italian zanni, from dialect (Venice and Lombardy) Zanni, nickname for Giovanni John; one of the traditional names for a clown] ˈzanily adv ˈzaniness n ˈzanyism n

za•ny

(ˈzeɪ ni)

adj. -ni•er, -ni•est, adj. 1. absurdly or whimsically comical: a zany comedian. n. 2. a comically wild or eccentric person. 3. a secondary character in old comedies, usu. a bungling imitator, derived from the male servant figures of commedia dell'arte. 4. a buffoon; clown. [1560–70; (< Middle French) < Italian zan(n)i a servant character in the commedia dell'arte, perhaps orig. the character's name, Gianni, for Giovanni John] za′ni•ly, adv. za′ni•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	zany - a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effectmerry andrew, buffoon, clown, goof, goofball - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
	2.	zany - a man who is a stupid incompetent foolbozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, goosefool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
Adj.	1.	zany - ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whackycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
	2.	zany - like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"buffoonish, clownish, clownlikehumorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"

zany

adjective comical, crazy, nutty (slang), funny, eccentric, wacky (slang), loony (slang), oddball (informal), madcap, goofy (informal), kooky (U.S. informal), out there (slang), clownish, wacko or whacko (informal) the zany humour of the Marx Brothers

zany

nounA person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter:clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, quipster, wag, wit.Informal: card.adjective1. Arousing laughter:amusing, comic, comical, droll, funny, humorous, laughable, risible.2. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.

Translations

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