wackiness
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈwækɪnəs/
- Informal
- A quick look at the history of Arizona contextualizes the wackiness of the state legislature's xenophobia.
Examples
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But really, the problem of a little too much wackiness and not enough winning has been afflicting the entire Red Sox roster all year.
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Wackiness comes from within.
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- General wackiness like that.
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For all the moment-to-moment wackiness,
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Where your favorite presidential candidate either keeps a straight face through all of the wackiness or succumbs.
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In fact, Sagri comes across as a bit solemn, while there is so much fun and wackiness in her performance.
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If anything, people are exposed to far more: more variety, more range, more—for lack of a better term—wackiness.
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In 2007, wackiness hit the sand before the surf contest as 100 steers and 25 horses showed up under the pier as a joint promotion with the OC Fair.
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So let's get analytical here—trying to interpret postmodern wackiness was so not a thing I was expecting to do with the eighth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but I'm always down to interpret postmodern wackiness.
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The children's laughter added to the wackiness of the birthday party as they played silly games.
Synonyms
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2.6
Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny
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6.3
A playful, unusual idea or action that feels light and fun
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5.5
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
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5.8
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
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5.6
An unusual but pleasant way of behaving
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3.2
A way of acting that is silly, playful, and often makes people laugh
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5.2
A playful, slightly silly way of behaving that makes people laugh
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8.6
A short funny remark or action that makes people smile
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6.9
A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people
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6.1
A quality of being strange or unexpected, like odd weather
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7.1
A quality of being strange and playful that makes people smile
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7.5
A situation so silly or unreasonable that people laugh and do not believe it
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6.3
How much people laugh at something
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2.7
A thing that makes people laugh
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5.0
The ability to make quick clever remarks that make people laugh
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7.1
Funny, silly, unpredictable behaviour or ideas that make people laugh
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7.4
A quality that makes people laugh
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2.9
The quality of being very funny and making people laugh a lot
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4.6
Being funny in a way that makes people laugh
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7.3
Being amusing in a slightly odd and unexpected way
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8.0
A strange way of behaving that is often funny or surprising
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7.9
A playful, imaginative way of acting or creating that seems unusual and unpredictable
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9.9
Playful acts that tease people in a friendly way
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8.1
A playful, slightly naughty way of being funny that makes people smile
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9.9
Being very silly and absurd so it seems like a bad joke
Antonyms
How Eccentric
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word wackiness comes from the slang adjective wacky, which means 'silly' or 'odd', plus the ending -ness that makes it 'the state of' something. A helpful way to remember it is to think of wacky like whack or wack — a sudden, strange action — so wackiness is the 'state of being amusingly odd or unpredictable'.