zany
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zany
- /ˈzeɪni/
Rhymes with -eɪni
Where it comes from
From Middle French zani, zanni, from Italian zanni (“a kind of masked clown character”), from Zanni, a Venetian form of Giovanni. Doublet of Zanni, John, and Giovanni.
adjective zanier · zaniest
- Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. And I will admit now but never then that, more than once, listening to the Viennese chattering their zany German on the pavements, or taking himself to one of the struggling small theatres that were cropping up in cellars and bombed houses...
- Ludicrously or incongruously comical.
Similar: wacky
noun zanies
- A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown. Then write that I may follow, and so be / Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany.
verb zanies · zanying · zanied
- To mimic foolishly.
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adjective
Similar: wacky
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adj ludicrously or incongruously comical
| Español | alocado, disparatado, chiflado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 滑稽 huájī |
| Português | bobo |
| Français | loufoque, farfelu |
| Deutsch | verrückt, durchgeknallt |
| Italiano | demenziale |
| Ελληνικά | γελωτοποιός gelotopoiós |
| Русский | сумасше́дший sumasšédšij, чумово́й čumovój, смешно́й smešnój, заба́вный zabávnyj, поте́шный potéšnyj, прико́льный prikólʹnyj |
| العربية | أَحْمَق ʔaḥmaq, حَمْقَاء ḥamqāʔ |
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title = {zany},
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