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   Za·ny

   /ˈzānē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic: "zany humor"

   noun

   • 1. an erratic or eccentric person.
   • ▪ a comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French zani or Italian zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni ‘John’, stock name of the servants acting as clowns in the commedia dell'arte.

   Derivatives

   • 1. zanily adverb
   • 2. zaniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • The alabaster image of the Blessed Virgin kept turning to a paper thing, kept nodding at him like a zany. Zany definition: ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.. See examples of ZANY used in a sentence.

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   • The term 'zani' or 'zany' was later borrowed into English to describe someone or something that is eccentric, comical, or humorously unconventional in an amusing and often absurd way.

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   What is a zany person?

   • , plural za·nies. one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others. a comically wild or eccentric person. a secondary stock character in old comedies who mimicked his master. a professional buffoon; clown. a silly person; simpleton. a slavish attendant or follower. A remembrance of the zany, ad-libbing actor who made us laugh and cry.

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   • The earliest known use of the word zany is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for zany is from 1582, in the writing of George Whetstone, writer. zany is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: French zani; Italian zani.

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   zany. zany. zany is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: French zani; Italian zani. See etymology.

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   zany. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English za‧ny /ˈzeɪni/ adjective (comparative zanier, superlative zaniest) crazy or unusual in a way that is amusing zany comedian Vic Reeves Examples from the Corpus zany • Does this all sound a bit, uh, zany? • Odd, of course, a bit zany, but the odder the book the better it tends to do ...

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   Define zany. zany synonyms, zany pronunciation, zany translation, English dictionary definition of zany. 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...

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   Zany - Eccentric, comical, or wildly unconventional in an amusing and often absurd way.

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