The noun ZANY has 2 senses:
1. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Familiarity information: ZANY used as a noun is rare.
ZANY (adjective)
The adjective ZANY has 2 senses:
The adjective ZANY has 2 senses:
1. ludicrous, foolish
2. like a clown
2. like a clown
Familiarity information: ZANY used as an adjective is rare.
| Sense 1 |
Meaning:
A buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("zany" is a kind of...):
| Sense 2 |
Meaning:
A man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("zany" is a kind of...):
| Sense 1 |
Meaning:
Ludicrous, foolish
Synonyms:
Context examples:
gave me a cockamamie reason for not going / wore a goofy hat / a silly idea / some wacky plan for selling more books
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
| Sense 2 |
Meaning:
Like a clown
Synonyms:
Context examples:
a buffoonish walk / a clownish face / a zany sense of humor
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