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Definition of: zany
(zā′nē) adjective ·ni·er, ·ni·est
Absurdly funny; ludicrous.
—noun plural ·nies
1. In old comic plays, a clown who imitates the other performers with ludicrous failure.
2. A simpleton; buffoon; fool. [<F zani <Ital. zanni servants who act as clowns in early Italian comedy <dial. Ital. Zanni, var. of Guiovanni John]
—za′ni·ly adverb
—za′ni·ness noun
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