Meaning of "zany" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZANY

From Italian zanni, from dialect (Venice and Lombardy) Zanni, nickname for Giovanni John; one of the traditional names for a clown.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ZANY

ˈzeɪnɪ

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZANY

Zany can act as a noun and an adjective.

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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ZANY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zany

Zany may refer to: ▪ DJ Zany, a disc jockey ▪ Bob Zany, an American stand-up comedian ▪ Zany Golf, a video game ▪ Zany Brainy, an educational toy store ▪ Zany Afternoons, a collection of illustrations by Bruce McCall ▪ Zany Fruits, a breakfast cereal...

Definition of zany in the English dictionary

The first definition of zany in the dictionary is comical in an endearing way; imaginatively funny or comical, esp in behaviour. Other definition of zany is a clown or buffoon, esp one in old comedies who imitated other performers with ludicrous effect. Zany is also a ludicrous or foolish person.

SYNONYMS OF «ZANY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «zany» and belong to the same grammatical category.

buffoon · clown · clownish · comedian · comical · crazy · eccentric · funny · goofy · jester · joker · kooky · loony · madcap · merry-andrew · nut · nutty · oddball · off the air · out there · screwball · wacky · wag

TRANSLATION OF ZANY

Find out the translation of zany to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of zany from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zany» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 滑稽
• Translator English - Spanish: zany
• English: zany
• Translator English - Hindi: बौड़म
• Translator English - Arabic: المهرج
• Translator English - Russian: смешной
• Translator English - Portuguese: zany
• Translator English - Bengali: মূর্খ লোক
• Translator English - French: loufoque
• Translator English - Malay: Zany
• Translator English - German: verrückt
• Translator English - Japanese: おどけた
• Translator English - Korean: 어리석기 짝이
• Translator English - Javanese: Zany
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khờ dại,
• Translator English - Tamil: அறிவிலி
• Translator English - Marathi: वाद्य
• Translator English - Turkish: maskara
• Translator English - Italian: buffo
• Translator English - Polish: zany
• Translator English - Ukrainian: смішний
• Translator English - Romanian: caraghios
• Translator English - Greek: γελωτοποιός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Zany
• Translator English - Swedish: zany
• Translator English - Norwegian: zany

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZANY»

Discover the use of zany in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zany and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

1 Zany Zoo

When one fearless fox grabs the zookeeper's keys and opens all the cages, increasing numbers of animals behave in most unusual ways, in a counting book complete with crazy creatures creating chaos!

Lori Degman, 2010

AlphaBest: The Zany, Zanier, Zaniest Book about Comparatives ...

An introduction to adjectives features examples arranged alphabetically and complemented by an explanation of the principles for forming comparatives and superlatives.

Helaine Becker, 2012

Zany Tongue-Twisters

An illustrated A-Z compilation of some of the world's toughest tongue twisters.

Joseph Rosenbloom, Mike Artell, 2005

Zany Knock Knocks

A collection of knock-knock jokes arranged alphabetically.

Ronny M. Cole, 1993

Zack, You're Acting Zany!: Playful Poems and Riveting Rhymes

This is a wonderful collection of more than 120 fun poemssome whimsical, some serious. The poems introduce readers to various Scriptures and stories from the New Testament using wacky, witty, and kid-friendly humor!

Marty Nystrom, 2010

Between the Stripes: Zany Zebra Zingers

This book is over eleven hundred statements about sports officials which are designed by the author to create ten seconds of laughter and possibly twenty seconds of thought.

John Laurie, 2012

A Zany Zoo Day

Mom is in for a surprise when a trip to the zoo brings out the animal in everyone! Fitness: Staying Flexible.

Barbara Bakowski, 2012

Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting

In this radiant study Ngai offers an aesthetic theory for the hypercommodified, mass-mediated, performance-driven world of late capitalism.

Sianne Ngai, 2012

Zany and Brainy Good Clean Jokes for Kids

A collection of clean jokes for readers of all ages by bestselling author Phillips.

Bob Phillips, 2012

Zany Zoo

An illustrated, pun-filled collection of short rhymes about a variety of animals, including Gertrude the good agouti and Sabrina the carefree snake.

William Wise, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZANY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zany is used in the context of the following news items.

Local business wild at art for Zany Zebras campaign

Associated British Ports (ABP) is the latest firm to throw its backing behind Marwell Wildlife's Zany Zebras event, which will see a herd of life-sized sculptures hit ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»

This Zany Swede Makes $7M a Year on YouTube — Here Are the …

Felix Kjellberg, the Swedish YouTube personality known as PewDiePie, pulled in more than $7 million in 2014 from live-streaming video games, as reported by ... «Mic, Jul 15»

New York's Zany Floating Pool Will Test 10 Potential Locations

In the five years since a few dreamers first proposed a cross-shaped floating pool for the East River, a lot has changed. The concept, which would employ a ... «Curbed NY, Jun 15»

TFI Friday, review: 'zany, anarchic fun'

It was, for the most part, zany, anarchic fun, fizzing with ideas and conducted at a frenetic pace, but the one off return of the Ninties didn't so much evoke ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

Puppets officiate wedding for creative Sherman Oaks couple

Two zany kids in love from Sherman Oaks pulled off a memorable and unique wedding: Their wedding was officiated by puppets. Embed.