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Zany word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "zany" word

[noun] a man who is a stupid fool
[noun] a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
[adjective] like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"
[adjective] (informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"
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\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. Then write that I may follow, and so be Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany. --Donne. Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. --Pope.
\Za"ny\, v. t. To mimic. [Obs.] Your part is acted; give me leave at distance To zany it. --Massinger.

Synonyms for zany

bozo, buffoonish, clowlike, clownish, cockamamie, cockamamy, cuckoo, fathead, fool(a), foolish, goof, goofy, goose, humorous, humourous, jackass, sappy, silly, twat, unreasonable, wacky, whacky

See also: buffoon | clown | fool | merry andrew | muggins | sap | saphead | tomfool |

The fun area, different aproach to word »zany«

Let's analyse "zany" as pure text. This string has Four letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YNAZ. Average typing speed for these characters is 1045 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: zany: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: zany: 8 + 1 + 5 + 7 = 21, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash
Z (1) 26 Page of Wands Youth, Bright, Energetic, Wanderer

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