zany
n.
clown, jester; fool
zany
Noun
1. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
(hypernym) clown, buffoon, merry andrew
2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
(synonym) fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat
(hypernym) fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool
Adjective
1. pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
(synonym) cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, unreasonable
(similar) foolish
(classification) colloquialism
2. like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"
(synonym) buffoonish, clownish, clowlike
(similar) humorous, humourous
Zanies
(pl. )
of Zany
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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