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zany |
Grep of noun zany zany Overview of noun zany The noun zany has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. zany -- (a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect) 2. fathead, goof, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany -- (a man who is a stupid fool) Overview of adj zany The adj zany has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cockamamie, cockamamy, fool, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable -- ((informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books") 2. buffoonish, clownish, clowlike, zany -- (like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor") Antonyms of adj zany 2 senses of zany Sense 1 cockamamie, cockamamy, fool(postnominal), goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise Sense 2 buffoonish, clownish, clowlike, zany INDIRECT (VIA humorous) -> humorless, unhumorous Similarity of adj zany 2 senses of zany Sense 1 cockamamie, cockamamy, fool(postnominal), goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable => foolish (vs. wise) Sense 2 buffoonish, clownish, clowlike, zany => humorous (vs. humorless) Attributes of adj zany Familiarity of adj zany zany used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj zany zany Overview of noun zany The noun zany has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. zany -- (a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect) 2. fathead, goof, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany -- (a man who is a stupid fool) Overview of adj zany The adj zany has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cockamamie, cockamamy, fool, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable -- ((informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books") 2. buffoonish, clownish, clowlike, zany -- (like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor")
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