Zany — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/zˈeɪni/

🇬🇧British English

/zˈeɪni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/zˈeɪni/

2 syllables Say it as /zˈeɪni/.

Examples

gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
wore a goofy hat
a silly idea

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

goose bozo clownlike cockamamy fathead goof whacky twat silly jackass clownish sappy buffoonish goofy cuckoo goofball wacky cockamamie

Parts of Speech

noun	a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
adjective	ludicrous, foolish “gave me a cockamamie reason for not going”
adjective	like a clown “a buffoonish walk”

Word Forms

zany	adjective	like a clown
goofy	adjective	ludicrous, foolish
goof	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
goosy	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
goosey	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
goof	noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
silliness	noun	a ludicrous folly
zany	noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verrückt

ein Trottel in einer der alten Komödien; ahmt andere nach, um eine lächerliche Wirkung zu erzielen

🇫🇷French

loufoque

un bouffon dans une des vieilles comédies ; imite les autres pour un effet ridicule

🇪🇸Spanish

loco

un bufón en una de las viejas comedias; imita a otros para lograr un efecto ridículo

🇮🇹Italian

strano

un buffone in una delle vecchie commedie; imita gli altri per ottenere effetti ridicoli

🇳🇱Dutch

gek

een hansworst in een van de oude komedies; imiteert anderen voor een belachelijk effect

🇵🇹Portuguese

maluco

um bufão em uma das comédias antigas; imita os outros para obter um efeito ridículo

🇷🇺Russian

безумный

шут в одной из старых комедий; подражает другим ради смехотворного эффекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बौड़म

पुरानी कॉमेडीज़ में से एक में एक विदूषक; हास्यास्पद प्रभाव के लिए दूसरों की नकल करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্যানি

পুরানো কমেডিগুলির মধ্যে একটি বুফন; হাস্যকর প্রভাবের জন্য অন্যদের অনুকরণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலித்தனமான

பழைய நகைச்சுவை ஒன்றில் ஒரு பஃபூன்; நகைச்சுவையான விளைவுக்காக மற்றவர்களைப் பின்பற்றுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివితక్కువ

పాత కామెడీలలో ఒక బఫూన్; హాస్యాస్పదమైన ప్రభావం కోసం ఇతరులను అనుకరిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

झणझणीत

जुन्या विनोदांपैकी एक मध्ये एक बफून; हास्यास्पद प्रभावासाठी इतरांचे अनुकरण करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝાની

જૂની કોમેડીઓમાંની એકમાં બફૂન; હાસ્યાસ્પદ અસર માટે અન્યનું અનુકરણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಡ್ಡ

ಹಳೆಯ ಹಾಸ್ಯಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಫೂನ್; ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಇತರರನ್ನು ಅನುಕರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാനി

പഴയ കോമഡികളിലൊന്നിൽ ഒരു ബഫൂൺ; പരിഹാസ്യമായ ഫലത്തിനായി മറ്റുള്ളവരെ അനുകരിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

زانی

پرانی مزاح نگاروں میں سے ایک میں ایک بوفن؛ مضحکہ خیز اثر کے لیے دوسروں کی نقل کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑稽的

一部古老喜剧中的小丑；模仿他人以达到可笑的效果

🇯🇵Japanese

おかしな

古い喜劇の中の道化。ばかばかしい効果を得るために他人の真似をする

🇰🇷Korean

알랑쇠

오래된 코미디 중 하나에 나오는 광대; 우스꽝스러운 효과를 위해 다른 사람을 모방합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điên rồ

một anh hề trong một trong những bộ phim hài cũ; bắt chước người khác để tạo hiệu ứng lố bịch

🇹🇭Thai

ตลก

ตัวตลกในคอเมดี้เก่าเรื่องหนึ่ง เลียนแบบผู้อื่นเพื่อสร้างผลที่น่าหัวเราะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

amat lucu

badut di salah satu komedi lama; meniru orang lain untuk efek menggelikan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

isang buffoon sa isa sa mga lumang komedya; ginagaya ang iba para sa nakakatawang epekto

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهرج

مهرج في إحدى الأفلام الكوميدية القديمة؛ يقلد الآخرين للحصول على تأثير مثير للسخرية

🇮🇷Persian

دیوانه

یک بوفون در یکی از کمدی های قدیمی؛ برای تأثیر مضحک از دیگران تقلید می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

çılgın

eski komedilerden birinde bir soytarı; gülünç bir etki yaratmak için başkalarını taklit eder

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֵיצָן

בופה באחת הקומדיות הישנות; מחקה אחרים עבור אפקט מגוחך

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