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Definitions for Zany

[1] ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
[2] one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
[3] a comically wild or eccentric person.
[4] a secondary stock character in old comedies who mimicked his master.
[5] a professional buffoon; clown.
[6] a silly person; simpleton.
[7] a slavish attendant or follower.
[8] comical in an endearing way; imaginatively funny or comical, esp in behaviour
[9] a clown or buffoon, esp one in old comedies who imitated other performers with ludicrous effect
[10] a ludicrous or foolish person

Words related to Zany

kooky, eccentric, wacky, madcap, goofy, sappy, loony, comical, campy, fool, camp, screwball, idiot, nut, jester, clown, wag, joker, moron, comedian

Words nearby Zany

zante, zanthoxylum, zanu, zanu pf, zanuck, zany, zanzibar, zanzibari, zap, zap out, zapata

Origin of Zany

1560–70; (< Middle French ) < Italian zan(n)i (later zanno ) a servant character in the commedia dell’arte, perhaps orig. the character's name, the Upper Italian form of Tuscan Gianni, for Giovanni John

Other words from Zany

za·ni·ly , adverb
za·ni·ness , za·ny·ism , noun
za·ny·ish , adjective

Word origin for Zany

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

Synonyms for Zany

campy, comical, eccentric, goofy, kooky, loony, madcap, sappy, wacky, camp, fool, clownish, dumb, foolish, hare-brained, humorous, joshing, nutty, witty