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Meaning of "zaniness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZANINESS

zaniness  [ˈzeɪnɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZANINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zaniness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZANINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of zaniness in the English dictionary

The definition of zaniness in the dictionary is the condition of being comical in an endearing way; the condition of being imaginatively funny or comical, esp in behaviour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZANINESS


canniness
ˈkænɪnɪs
graininess
ˈɡreɪnɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
horniness
ˈhɔːnɪnɪs
looniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
luniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
mooniness
ˈmuːnɪnɪs
phoniness
ˈfəʊnɪnɪs
puniness
ˈpjuːnɪnɪs
runniness
ˈrʌnɪnɪs
scrawniness
ˈskrɔːnɪnɪs
shininess
ˈʃaɪnɪnɪs
skinniness
ˈskɪnɪnɪs
spininess
ˈspaɪnɪnɪs
stoniness
ˈstəʊnɪnɪs
sunniness
ˈsʌnɪnɪs
tawniness
ˈtɔːnɪnɪs
thorniness
ˈθɔːnɪnɪs
whininess
ˈwaɪnɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZANINESS

zamzawed
zander
zanella
zanier
zanies
zaniest
zanily
zanja
zanjero
Zante
zantewood
zanthoxylum
Zanu
Zanu PF
zany
zanyish
zanyism
zanze

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZANINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of zaniness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zaniness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZANINESS

Find out the translation of zaniness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zaniness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zaniness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

zaniness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

extravagancia
570 millions of speakers

English

zaniness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

zaniness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإضحاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

zaniness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zaniness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

zaniness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loufoquerie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zaniness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verrücktheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

zaniness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

zaniness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zaniness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

zaniness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

zaniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Zaniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zaniness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zaniness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziwaków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

zaniness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zaniness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

zaniness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zaniness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zaniness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zaniness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zaniness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZANINESS»

The term «zaniness» is normally little used and occupies the 115.331 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZANINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «zaniness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «zaniness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zaniness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZANINESS»

Discover the use of zaniness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zaniness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Zinnia's Zaniness
With the arrival of August, Zinnia, the youngest of the Huit octuplets, eagerly anticipates getting her power and gift, both of which hold big surprises that are revealed to the sisters on their 8th birthday, in the penultimate episode of ...
Lauren Baratz-Logsted, 2011
2
Zaniness at the Zoo
It is his hope and desire that this book will provide children of all ages an opportunity to enjoy and envision, as he has, what it would be like to see and experience such Zaniness at the Zoo.
Jamil McGhee, 2008
3
Interpreting Rock Movies: The Pop Film and Its Critics in ...
By the time of the inevitable spin-off film, the Monkees' initial popularity had waned, while the group and their director Bob Rafelson were disillusioned with the innocent zaniness of the television show. Instead of depicting the 'prefab four'  ...
Andrew Caine, 2004
4
The Imaginative Argument: A Practical Manifesto for Writers
“Trying to make it work” is the key here—zaniness is not an end in itself; rather, you need to use zaniness to provide you with a new angle. 2. Explore contradictory feelings or evidence. Most of the time, we just gloss over contradictions—we ...
Frank L. Cioffi, 2009
5
Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise: A Novel of Bright's Pond
H "Zaniness?" "Okay, zaniness. You're numb to it. Who knows when your guard will be down and something terrible will happen. A bullet could zing right through here and blow your brains out." "It won't." I sipped coffee and dipped the corner ...
Joyce Magnin, Joyce Magnin Moccero, 2010
6
Kittel, Harald; Frank, Armin Paul; Greiner, Norbert; ...
Pound's impressionistic version of the Anglo-Saxon line (given in his 1911 version of the Seafarer) is more influential than Michael Alexander's painstaking one, partly because of its lexical zaniness. But Morgan is the poet who, confronted with ...
Harald Kittel, 2011
7
Mencken's Americana
"By far the Mercury's most popular section was a regular feature Mencken entitled "Americana.
Louis Hatchett, 2002
8
Riddle Riot
Hundreds of riddles on all kinds of topics.
Lori Miller Fox, 2003
9
Barking
Do you extensively plan your stories out beforehand or do you just see where the zaniness takes you? You can't really afford to follow the zaniness if your bread, butter and rent depend on writing stuff that people will pay money for; you owe a  ...
Tom Holt, 2009
10
Zenn Scarlett
Zenn Scarlett is a bright, determined 17-year-old girl training to become an exoveterinarian, specializing in the treatment of exotic alien life forms.
Christian Schoon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZANINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zaniness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Infectious zaniness MAD magazine stands test of time
While cleaning out Mom's house in preparation for the big move into town, I ran across a December 1979 copy of MAD magazine. Naturally, I saved this from the ... «Daily Journal, Jul 15»
2
PHOTOS: Colorful Zaniness at 2015 Bay to Breakers Race
Superheroes, celebrities and the naked came out to San Francisco's colorful Bay to Breakers footrace Sunday morning. The sun may not have made an ... «California Beat, May 15»
3
Matt Ryan to debut new reality show
Matt Ryan to debut new reality show, with trademark zaniness. By Matthew Chambers @FalconsM5 on Apr 1, 2015, 8:00a 67. The soon-to-be reality show star ... «The Falcoholic, Apr 15»
4
Russell Smith: Social media reveal the depth of zaniness for Zayn …
British media, in writing about the departure of tousle-headed Zayn Malik from the band One Direction, have taken to putting a distress-line number at the bottom ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
5
STC's 'Death of a Door Nail' production channels zaniness of 'Clue'
It's no mystery why Springfield Theatre Centre booked "Death of a Door Nail," an interactive murder mystery dinner theater production, for its annual fundraiser ... «The State Journal-Register, Mar 15»
6
Jynne Dilling Martin's New Poems Capture 'Zaniness Of Being Alive'
Poet Tess Taylor reviews Jynne Dilling Martin's poetry collection, We Mammals in Hospitable Times, that drew much of its inspiration from her time in Antarctica. «NPR, Mar 15»
7
Sapakoff: Adjusted for zaniness, South Carolina's Signing Day went …
A consensus top 20 ranking is an upset victory considering the three months of zaniness surrounding the program. “It could have been a lot worse,” Spurrier said ... «Charleston Post Courier, Feb 15»
8
Dame Edna offers 'Glorious,' cheeky zaniness at Ahmanson
Dame Edna, the imperious suburban Melbourne, Australia, hausfrau with the purple wig and lacerating tongue, has never seen any connection between ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
9
Zaniness of 'Inside the NBA' Doesn't Depend on the Score
Beware professional athletes in suits telling jokes. They are rarely funny. Why would they be? Spending your careers spouting clichés in interviews is poor ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
10
Theater preview: Seussian zaniness as the 'Grinch' arrives in Salt …
Even the music features a kind of Seussian zaniness, with crazy instruments and noisemakers onstage supplementing the orchestra in the pit. The score ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Zaniness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zaniness>. Apr 2024 ».
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