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| za·ny [ záynee ] |
adjective (comparative za·ni·er, superlative za·ni·est) |
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amusingly unconventional: entertainingly strange or amusingly unusual
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noun (plural za·nies) |
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1. clown: a fool, buffoon, or clown
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2. stock character: a stock character in Renaissance comedies who mimicked other characters
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| [Late 16th century. Via French zani< Italian dialect Zanni, variant of Gianni, pet form of Giovanni, character in the commedia dell'arte who tried to mimic the clown] |
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 za·ni·ly adverb |
| za·ni·ness noun |
| za·nism noun |
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