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| zany [ záyni ] |
adjective (comparative zanier, superlative zaniest) |
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amusingly unconventional: entertainingly strange or amusingly unusual
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noun (plural zanies) |
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1. clown: a fool, buffoon, or clown
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2. stock character: a stock character in Renaissance comedies who mimicked other characters
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| [Late 16th century. Via French zani< Italian dialect Zanni, variant of Gianni, pet form of Giovanni, character in the commedia dell'arte who tried to mimic the clown] |
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 zanily adverb |
| zaniness noun |
| zanism noun |
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