Zany Definition
zānē
zanier, zanies, zaniest
adjective
zanier, zaniest
Of or characteristic of a zany.
Webster's New World
Unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish.
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noun
zanies
A clown or buffoon; specif., a former stock character in comedies who clownishly aped the principal actors.
Webster's New World
A silly or foolish person; simpleton.
Webster's New World
Alexander Pope.
Preacher at once, and zany of thy age.
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1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
So there he caught me lying like a zany on the ground. You may guess I stood at attention soon enough, but told him I was looking at the founds to see if they wanted underpinning from the floods.
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Other Word Forms of Zany
Noun
Singular:
zany
Plural:
zaniesAdjective
Base Form:
zany
Comparative:
zanier
Superlative:
zaniestOrigin of Zany
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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Italian zanni (a kind of masked clown character), itself (when capitalized) a dialectal form of Giovanni.
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