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zany

[ zey-nee ]

adjective

zanier, zaniest.
  1. ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.


noun

plural zanies.
  1. one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
  2. a comically wild or eccentric person.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. a secondary stock character in old comedies who mimicked his master.
  4. a professional buffoon; clown.
  5. a silly person; simpleton.
  6. a slavish attendant or follower.

zany

/ 藞锄别瑟苍瑟 /

adjective

  1. comical in an endearing way; imaginatively funny or comical, esp in behaviour
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a clown or buffoon, esp one in old comedies who imitated other performers with ludicrous effect
  2. a ludicrous or foolish person
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞锄补苍测颈蝉尘, noun
  • 藞锄补苍颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞锄补苍颈濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 锄补顎僴颈路濒测 adverb
  • 锄补顎僴颈路苍别蝉蝉 锄补顎僴测路颈蝉尘 noun
  • 锄补顎僴测路颈蝉丑 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of zany1

1560鈥70; (< Middle French ) < Italian zan ( n ) i (later zanno ) a servant character in the commedia dell鈥檃rte, perhaps originally the character's name, the Upper Italian form of Tuscan Gianni, for Giovanni John
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of zany1

C16: from Italian zanni, from dialect (Venice and Lombardy) Zanni, nickname for Giovanni John; one of the traditional names for a clown
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Example Sentences

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In 鈥淕atz,鈥 the novel鈥檚 narrative texture was conveyed through zany approximation 鈥 the troupe finding Fitzgerald not by effacing itself but by embracing its eccentric difference.

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But the show鈥檚 zany side has more in common with one of Shakespeare鈥檚 early rollicking comedies 鈥 鈥淭he Taming of the Shrew鈥 en route to becoming 鈥淜iss Me, Kate,鈥 perhaps.

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The Electric State follows Brown, Pratt and a succession of zany robots in an alternative version of 1990s America, where there has been a war between humans and intelligent bots.

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"Renaming the Gulf of Mexico may be a zany new idea, but it isn't going to help people save money at the grocery store," Schumer said on Wednesday,

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Cahoon鈥檚 approach to the role is so full of zany affectations and mannerisms that it鈥檚 hard to feel on intimate terms with Albin.

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