Definition of zany in English:

zany

adjectivezaniest, zanier ˈzeɪniˈzeɪni

Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
希奇古怪的，荒唐可笑的
his zany humour
奇特有趣的幽默感。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's kind of weird having a ghost - I call him the zany ghost - always around the house.
- The Child Trust Fund is embarrassingly reminiscent of US presidential candidate George McGovern's zany scheme to give every American citizen $1,000.
- We both liked making costumes and had a similarly zany sense of humour.
- The last I knew he was living in the Borders in some psychiatric home or an old person's slightly zany home.
- Viewers of last night's late editions of Ten News and Sports Tonight would have enjoyed the zany antics of the respective crews if they were watching closely.
- By this stage I was barely holding it together, ready to bust out in tears of joy at how zany these madcap antics were unfolding to be.
- For those with a zany sense of humor, the adventures of Lieutenant Frank Drebin were a laugh riot from beginning to end.
- Whether you need a break from exams, or are just looking for an amusing, intelligent film, you can't go wrong with a trip to the zany world of Steve Zissou.
- Show Us Ya Wits is a zany hour of belly-achingly funny and fresh stand-up.
- He brings us authority, composure and work rate and a bossing of midfield players we have lacked all of this zany season.
- His zany humour took comedy to new heights of absurdity.
- How are we to be entertained by her zany antics when she's incarcerated?
- The children are taken under the wing of zany housekeeper Martha but rarely see their uncle, who demands absolute silence while he writes his book.
- A night of zany misdirection and bonding ensues.
- The craze that is sweeping America and Europe, sending crowds flocking to landmarks or shops to stage zany gatherings, arrived in Yorkshire at the weekend.
- The zany hilarity of the early '80s has not aged well.
Synonyms
eccentric, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, quirky, avant-garde, unconventional, off-centre, strange, outlandish, ridiculous, ludicrous
mad, insane, crazy, absurd, comic, comical, clownish, farcical, madcap, silly, light-hearted, funny, amusing, chucklesome, diverting, waggish, hilarious
informal wacky, screwy, nutty, nuts, crackpot, cracked, oddball, cranky, kinky, off the wall, way out, dippy, cuckoo
British informal daft
North American informal kooky, wacko, in left field
Australian/New Zealand informal, dated dilly

noun ˈzeɪniˈzeɪni

1A zany person.
Example sentencesExamples
- I love students, what a zany, crazy bunch they are.
- We are looking for the zany, the serious, the artistic and ridiculous.
1. 1.1historical A comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way.
  〈史〉（与小丑合作演出并模仿小丑的）丑角
  Synonyms
  jester, court jester, clown, buffoon, comic, joker, jokester, zany, merry andrew

Derivatives

zanily

adverb

zaniness

noun

It can be risky - and certainly Moncrieff's zaniness would be unsuitable for a current affairs programme - but this is not really the point.
Example sentencesExamples
- Surely this is British zaniness at its very best.
- It often thinks wackiness or zaniness is a virtue.
- While rumors of alcoholism and overall zaniness have circulated in the press, I think this just adds to Lula's mystique.
- While some celebrities look forward to the annual event each year, others were experiencing the show's zaniness for the first time.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French zani or Italian zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni 'John', stock name of the servants acting as clowns in the commedia dell'arte.

Zany was the name of one of the servants in the improvized Italian theatre, the commedia dell'arte, popular from the 16th to 18th centuries. The word is a Venetian form of Gianni, which itself is short for Giovanni. In its earliest uses in English a zany was a comic performer who imitated the actions of a clown or acrobat, and zany described his behaviour. See also pantaloons

Rhymes

Bahraini, brainy, Chaney, Eugénie, grainy, Janey, Khomeini, rainy, veiny, waney

Definition of zany in US English:

zany

adjectiveˈzeɪniˈzānē

Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
希奇古怪的，荒唐可笑的
zany humor
奇特有趣的幽默感。
Example sentencesExamples
- We both liked making costumes and had a similarly zany sense of humour.
- Viewers of last night's late editions of Ten News and Sports Tonight would have enjoyed the zany antics of the respective crews if they were watching closely.
- His zany humour took comedy to new heights of absurdity.
- By this stage I was barely holding it together, ready to bust out in tears of joy at how zany these madcap antics were unfolding to be.
- The Child Trust Fund is embarrassingly reminiscent of US presidential candidate George McGovern's zany scheme to give every American citizen $1,000.
- Show Us Ya Wits is a zany hour of belly-achingly funny and fresh stand-up.
- Whether you need a break from exams, or are just looking for an amusing, intelligent film, you can't go wrong with a trip to the zany world of Steve Zissou.
- For those with a zany sense of humor, the adventures of Lieutenant Frank Drebin were a laugh riot from beginning to end.
- It's kind of weird having a ghost - I call him the zany ghost - always around the house.
- The craze that is sweeping America and Europe, sending crowds flocking to landmarks or shops to stage zany gatherings, arrived in Yorkshire at the weekend.
- The last I knew he was living in the Borders in some psychiatric home or an old person's slightly zany home.
- A night of zany misdirection and bonding ensues.
- The zany hilarity of the early '80s has not aged well.
- The children are taken under the wing of zany housekeeper Martha but rarely see their uncle, who demands absolute silence while he writes his book.
- He brings us authority, composure and work rate and a bossing of midfield players we have lacked all of this zany season.
- How are we to be entertained by her zany antics when she's incarcerated?
Synonyms
eccentric, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, quirky, avant-garde, unconventional, off-centre, strange, outlandish, ridiculous, ludicrous

nounˈzeɪniˈzānē

1An erratic or eccentric person.
古怪的人
Example sentencesExamples
- I love students, what a zany, crazy bunch they are.
- We are looking for the zany, the serious, the artistic and ridiculous.
1. 1.1historical A comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way.
  〈史〉（与小丑合作演出并模仿小丑的）丑角
  Synonyms
  jester, court jester, clown, buffoon, comic, joker, jokester, zany, merry andrew

Origin

Late 16th century: from French zani or Italian zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni ‘John’, stock name of the servants acting as clowns in the commedia dell'arte.

单词	zany
释义	Definition of zany in English: zany adjectivezaniest, zanier ˈzeɪniˈzeɪni Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic. 希奇古怪的，荒唐可笑的 his zany humour 奇特有趣的幽默感。 Example sentencesExamples It's kind of weird having a ghost - I call him the zany ghost - always around the house. The Child Trust Fund is embarrassingly reminiscent of US presidential candidate George McGovern's zany scheme to give every American citizen $1,000. We both liked making costumes and had a similarly zany sense of humour. The last I knew he was living in the Borders in some psychiatric home or an old person's slightly zany home. Viewers of last night's late editions of Ten News and Sports Tonight would have enjoyed the zany antics of the respective crews if they were watching closely. By this stage I was barely holding it together, ready to bust out in tears of joy at how zany these madcap antics were unfolding to be. For those with a zany sense of humor, the adventures of Lieutenant Frank Drebin were a laugh riot from beginning to end. Whether you need a break from exams, or are just looking for an amusing, intelligent film, you can't go wrong with a trip to the zany world of Steve Zissou. Show Us Ya Wits is a zany hour of belly-achingly funny and fresh stand-up. He brings us authority, composure and work rate and a bossing of midfield players we have lacked all of this zany season. His zany humour took comedy to new heights of absurdity. How are we to be entertained by her zany antics when she's incarcerated? The children are taken under the wing of zany housekeeper Martha but rarely see their uncle, who demands absolute silence while he writes his book. A night of zany misdirection and bonding ensues. The craze that is sweeping America and Europe, sending crowds flocking to landmarks or shops to stage zany gatherings, arrived in Yorkshire at the weekend. The zany hilarity of the early '80s has not aged well. Synonyms eccentric, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, quirky, avant-garde, unconventional, off-centre, strange, outlandish, ridiculous, ludicrous mad, insane, crazy, absurd, comic, comical, clownish, farcical, madcap, silly, light-hearted, funny, amusing, chucklesome, diverting, waggish, hilarious informal wacky, screwy, nutty, nuts, crackpot, cracked, oddball, cranky, kinky, off the wall, way out, dippy, cuckoo British informal daft North American informal kooky, wacko, in left field Australian/New Zealand informal, dated dilly noun ˈzeɪniˈzeɪni 1A zany person. Example sentencesExamples I love students, what a zany, crazy bunch they are. We are looking for the zany, the serious, the artistic and ridiculous. 1.1historical A comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way. 〈史〉（与小丑合作演出并模仿小丑的）丑角 Synonyms jester, court jester, clown, buffoon, comic, joker, jokester, zany, merry andrew Derivatives zanily adverb zaniness noun It can be risky - and certainly Moncrieff's zaniness would be unsuitable for a current affairs programme - but this is not really the point. Example sentencesExamples Surely this is British zaniness at its very best. It often thinks wackiness or zaniness is a virtue. While rumors of alcoholism and overall zaniness have circulated in the press, I think this just adds to Lula's mystique. While some celebrities look forward to the annual event each year, others were experiencing the show's zaniness for the first time. Origin Late 16th century: from French zani or Italian zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni 'John', stock name of the servants acting as clowns in the commedia dell'arte. Zany was the name of one of the servants in the improvized Italian theatre, the commedia dell'arte, popular from the 16th to 18th centuries. The word is a Venetian form of Gianni, which itself is short for Giovanni. In its earliest uses in English a zany was a comic performer who imitated the actions of a clown or acrobat, and zany described his behaviour. See also pantaloons Rhymes Bahraini, brainy, Chaney, Eugénie, grainy, Janey, Khomeini, rainy, veiny, waney Definition of zany in US English: zany adjectiveˈzeɪniˈzānē Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic. 希奇古怪的，荒唐可笑的 zany humor 奇特有趣的幽默感。 Example sentencesExamples We both liked making costumes and had a similarly zany sense of humour. Viewers of last night's late editions of Ten News and Sports Tonight would have enjoyed the zany antics of the respective crews if they were watching closely. His zany humour took comedy to new heights of absurdity. By this stage I was barely holding it together, ready to bust out in tears of joy at how zany these madcap antics were unfolding to be. The Child Trust Fund is embarrassingly reminiscent of US presidential candidate George McGovern's zany scheme to give every American citizen $1,000. Show Us Ya Wits is a zany hour of belly-achingly funny and fresh stand-up. Whether you need a break from exams, or are just looking for an amusing, intelligent film, you can't go wrong with a trip to the zany world of Steve Zissou. For those with a zany sense of humor, the adventures of Lieutenant Frank Drebin were a laugh riot from beginning to end. It's kind of weird having a ghost - I call him the zany ghost - always around the house. The craze that is sweeping America and Europe, sending crowds flocking to landmarks or shops to stage zany gatherings, arrived in Yorkshire at the weekend. The last I knew he was living in the Borders in some psychiatric home or an old person's slightly zany home. A night of zany misdirection and bonding ensues. The zany hilarity of the early '80s has not aged well. The children are taken under the wing of zany housekeeper Martha but rarely see their uncle, who demands absolute silence while he writes his book. He brings us authority, composure and work rate and a bossing of midfield players we have lacked all of this zany season. How are we to be entertained by her zany antics when she's incarcerated? Synonyms eccentric, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, quirky, avant-garde, unconventional, off-centre, strange, outlandish, ridiculous, ludicrous nounˈzeɪniˈzānē 1An erratic or eccentric person. 古怪的人 Example sentencesExamples I love students, what a zany, crazy bunch they are. We are looking for the zany, the serious, the artistic and ridiculous. 1.1historical A comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way. 〈史〉（与小丑合作演出并模仿小丑的）丑角 Synonyms jester, court jester, clown, buffoon, comic, joker, jokester, zany, merry andrew Origin Late 16th century: from French zani or Italian zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni ‘John’, stock name of the servants acting as clowns in the commedia dell'arte.
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