Usually means: Amusingly unconventional and wildly eccentric.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!) Easter eggs (New!)
We found 31 dictionaries that define the word ZANY:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. zany: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. zany: Merriam-Webster
  3. zany, zany: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. zany: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. zany: Collins English Dictionary
  6. zany: Vocabulary.com
  7. Zany, zany: Wordnik
  8. zany: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. zany: Wiktionary
  10. zany: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. zany: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. zany: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. zany: Dictionary.com
  14. zany (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. zany: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Zany: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. zany: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. zany: Rhymezone
  19. zany: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. zany: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. zany: FreeDictionary.org
  22. zany: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. zany: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. Zany: World Wide Words
  25. Zany: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. zany: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. zany: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See zanier as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (zany)

▸ adjective:  Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
▸ adjective:  Ludicrously or incongruously comical.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A fool or clown, especially one whose business on the stage is to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To mimic foolishly.

Similar:
silly, wacky, goofy, humorous, foolish, clownish, buffoonish, cockamamy, humourous, sappy, more...

Opposite:
serious, earnest, sober, somber, grave, dour, staid, reserved, stolid, placid

Types:
wacky, more...

Phrases:
Bob Zany, zany detective, more...

Adjectives:
little, poor, more, such, old, faithful, modern, young, low, selfish, dear

Colors:
    neon green,     electric blue,     hot pink,     lime green,     bright yellow, more...


▸ Word origin

▸ Words similar to ZANY

▸ Usage examples for ZANY

▸ Idioms related to ZANY

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing ZANY

▸ Popular nouns described by ZANY

▸ Words that often appear near ZANY

▸ Rhymes of ZANY

▸ Invented words related to ZANY

Similar:
silly, wacky, goofy, humorous, foolish, clownish, buffoonish, cockamamy, humourous, sappy, more...

Opposite:
serious, earnest, sober, somber, grave, dour, staid, reserved, stolid, placid

Types:
wacky, more...

Phrases:
Bob Zany, zany detective, more...

Adjectives:
little, poor, more, such, old, faithful, modern, young, low, selfish, dear

Colors:
    neon green,     electric blue,     hot pink,     lime green,     bright yellow, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "ZANY" that fit the given meter.)


List phrases that spell out ZANY 



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux