About The Word Zany
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Zany
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What's The Definition Of Zany?
[n] a man who is a stupid fool
[n] a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect [adj] like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [adj] (informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" Synonyms | Synonyms for Zany: bozo | buffoonish | clowlike | clownish | cockamamie | cockamamy | cuckoo | fathead | fool(a) | foolish | goof | goofy | goose | humorous | humourous | jackass | sappy | silly | twat | unreasonable | wacky | whacky Related Terms | Find terms related to Zany: See Also | buffoon | clown | fool | merry andrew | muggins | sap | saphead | tomfool Zany In Webster's Dictionary \Za"ny\, n.; pl. {Zanies}. [It. zanni a buffoon,
merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John,
L. Ioannes, Gr. ?, Heb. Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, prop., the Lord
graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf.
{Jenneting}.]
A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
Then write that I may follow, and so be Thy echo, thy
debtor, thy foil, thy zany. --Donne.
Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. --Pope.
\Za"ny\, v. t. To mimic. [Obs.] Your part is acted; give me leave at distance To zany it. --Massinger. |
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