'Zany' definitions:
Definition of 'zany'
From: WordNet
adjective
Ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany]
adjective
Like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: buffoonish, clownish, clownlike, zany]
noun
A buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
noun
Definition of 'Zany'
From: GCIDE
- Zany \Za"ny\, n.; pl. Zanies. [It. zanni a buffoon, merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr. ?, Heb. Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, prop., the Lord graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf. Jenneting.] A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [1913 Webster]
- Then write that I may follow, and so be Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
- Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. --Pope. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Zany'
From: GCIDE
- Zany \Za"ny\, v. t. To mimic. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Your part is acted; give me leave at distance To zany it. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'zany'
From: GCIDE
- zany \za"ny\ (z[=a]"n[-e]), adj. Comical in a clownish or buffoonish manner; whimsically comical. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'zany'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absurd,
- ament,
- amusing,
- ass,
- banana,
- born fool,
- buffo,
- buffoon,
- burlesquer,
- card,
- caricaturist,
- clown,
- clownish,
- Columbine,
- comedian,
- comic,
- comical,
- crackpot,
- crazy,
- cretin,
- cutup,
- doodle,
- egregious ass,
- epigrammatist,
- exhibitionist,
- farceur,
- figure of fun,
- fool,
- foolish,
- frolicsome,
- funny,
- funnyman,
- gag writer,
- gagman,
- gagster,
- gay,
- goofy,
- half-wit,
- Hanswurst,
- Harlequin,
- harlequin,
- hilarious,
- humorist,
- idiot,
- ignoramus,
- imbecile,
- inane,
- ironist,
- jack-pudding,
- jackass,
- jester,
- joker,
- jokesmith,
- jokester,
- kooky,
- lampooner,
- loony,
- ludicrous,
- lunatic,
- mad,
- madcap,
- merry,
- merry-andrew,
- milksop,
- mooncalf,
- moron,
- motley,
- motley fool,
- natural,
- nonsensical,
- nut,
- nutty,
- Pantalone,
- Pantaloon,
- parodist,
- perfect fool,
- pickle-herring,
- playful,
- Polichinelle,
- practical joker,
- prankster,
- Pulcinella,
- Punch,
- Punchinello,
- punner,
- punster,
- quipster,
- reparteeist,
- satirist,
- Scaramouch,
- schmuck,
- screwball,
- show-off,
- silly,
- simpleton,
- slapstick,
- softhead,
- sop,
- sportive,
- stupid ass,
- tomfool,
- trickster,
- wacky,
- wag,
- wagwit,
- wild,
- wisecracker,
- wit,
- witling