zany
11zany — [“zeni] mod. silly. □ What a zany chick! □ Clare is so zany. □ That is a zany idea, but I like it …
12zany — I. noun (plural zanies) Etymology: Italian zanni, a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni, nickname for Italian Giovanni John Date: 1588 1. a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the… …
13zany — adj. Zany is used with these nouns: ↑antics …
14zany — za|ny [ˈzeıni] adj comparative zanier superlative zaniest [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: zanni type of clown, from Giovanni John ] crazy or unusual in a way that is amusing ▪ zany comedian Vic Reeves …
15zany — za|ny [ zeıni ] adjective INFORMAL strange or unusual in a funny way: a zany character/idea/movie …
16zany — [16] Zany originated as the name of a character in the old Italian commedia dell’arte, who tried, rather feebly, to mimic the antics of the clown. It came from Italian Zanni, a Venetian and Lombardic variant of Gianni, the pet form of Giovanni… …
17zany — adjective (zanier, zaniest) amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic. noun 1》 a zany person. 2》 historical a comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way. Derivatives zanily adverb zaniness noun Origin C16: from Fr.… …
18ZANY — abbr. ZANY BRAINY INC NASDAQ …
19zany — adjective crazy or unusual in a way that is amusing: zany comedian Lenny Henry …
20zany — adjective the zany humor of the Marx Brothers Syn: eccentric, peculiar, odd, unconventional, strange, bizarre, weird; mad, crazy, comic, madcap, funny, quirky, idiosyncratic; informal wacky, screwy, nutty, oddball, off the wall; …
