zany
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈzeɪni/
- Zany attractions still lure the traveler to make a stop.
Examples
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The crowd laughed as the zany performer juggled flaming torches while wearing a clown costume.
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My world would be a little less awesome without your blog, and I'm grateful for your zany self.
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You, Phil Moskowitz, amiable zany, can help me.
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He always acts like a zany, making silly faces to entertain the children at the party.
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As a zany, she brought joy to every event with her humorous antics and playful spirit.
Synonyms
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1.0
A performer who wears bright clothes and makes people laugh
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8.4
A person who acts very stupidly and annoys others
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8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or careless way
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7.4
A person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh
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3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
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5.9
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
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9.9
An insulting word for a person who does very stupid things
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7.5
A silly person who acts funny to make others laugh
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8.2
A person who is foolish and not very smart
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9.1
A person who is silly and acts foolishly
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8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
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8.6
A person who acts in a silly or strange way
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9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
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8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
A person who acts silly to make other people laugh
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9.9
A person who acts in a silly, playful way
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9.9
A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes
A person who acts like a clown to make others laugh
A person who acts silly or foolish
Antonyms
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7.5
A performer who plays a serious role in a comedy to make the other person's jokes funnier
How Zany
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zany comes from the Italian stage character Zanni, a comic servant in old plays whose name came from Giovanni ('John'), and these servants acted like clowns. So a zany is a 'clown' or a person who behaves in a foolish, funny way.