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    za·ny
    [ˈzānē]
    adjective
    zany (adjective) · zanier (comparative adjective) · zaniest (superlative adjective)
    1. amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic:
      "zany humor"
    noun
    zany (noun) · zanies (plural noun)
    1. an amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic person.
    2. historical
      a comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way.
    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.
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    adjective
    1. amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic:
      eccentric
      bizarre
      weird
      peculiar
      odd
      quirky
      avant-garde
      unconventional
      off-center
      strange
      outlandish
      ridiculous
      ludicrous
      mad
      insane
      crazy
      absurd
      comic
      comical
      clownish
      farcical
      madcap
      silly
      lighthearted
      funny
      amusing
      chucklesome
      diverting
      waggish
      hilarious
      wacky
      screwy
      nutty
      nuts
      crackpot
      cracked
      oddball
      cranky
      kinky
      off the wall
      way out
      dippy
      cuckoo
      daft
      kooky
      wacko
      dilly
      in left field
      Opposite:
      conventional
      sensible
      serious
    noun
    1. a comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way.
      jester
      clown
      buffoon
      comic
      joker
      jokester
      merry andrew
      harlequin
      Pierrot
      Punchinello
      Pantaloon
      court jester
      wearer of the motley
     
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    What does zany mean?
    ZANY definition: 1. strange, surprising, or uncontrolled in a humorous way: 2. strange, surprising, or uncontrolled…. Learn more.

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    What is zany humour?
    Zany humour or a zany person is strange or eccentric in an amusing way. ...the zany humour of the Marx Brothers. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. SYNONYMS 3. kook, oddball.

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    What is a zany person?
    Zany humor or a zany person is strange or eccentric in an amusing way. [informal] [...] • comical, crazy, nutty (slang), funny [...] • clown, nut (slang), comedian, wag [...] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more

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    What does Zani mean?
    zā′ni, n. a merry-andrew: a buffoon.— v.t. to play the zany to.— n. Zā′nyism, condition or habits of a buffoon. [Fr. zani —It. zani, a corr. of Giovanni, John. Cf. the similar use of the names John and Jack .]

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    Was y a zany?
    Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool. He knew that so long as he obeyed orders he would be unharmed, and he would have been a zany had he hesitated to do so. The youth never doubted that he would carry out this threat, and he would have been a zany to draw the explosion of wrath.

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    Where did the name Zanni come from?
    Zanni comes from a dialect nickname for Giovanni, the Italian form of John. The character quickly spread throughout European theater circles, inspiring such familiar characters as Pierrot and Harlequin, and by the late 1500s an anglicized version of the noun zany was introduced to English.

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    Zany means unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish. It can also refer to a clown or buffoon, or a former stock character in comedies who clownishly aped the principal actors.

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