zany

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzeɪni/

Adjective

zany (comparative zanier, superlative zaniest)

1. Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
2. Ludicrously or incongruously comical.

Synonyms

• wacky

Translations

• French: loufoque
• German: verrückt, durchgeknallt
• Italian: demenziale
• Portuguese: bobo
• Russian: сумасше́дший
• Spanish: alocado, disparatado, chiflado

Noun

zany (plural zanies)

1. (obsolete) A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown.

   • Then write that I may follow, and so be / Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany.

   • 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.

Verb

zany (zanies, present participle zanying; past and past participle zanied)

1. (obsolete) To mimic foolishly.

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