GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   zany (zāˈnḗ), adj. Comical in a clownish or buffoonish manner; whimsically comical.
   
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   Zany (?), n.; pl. Zanies (?). [It. zanni a buffoon, merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr. , Heb. Yōkhānān, prop., the Lord graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian.  Cf. Jenneting.] A merry-andrew; a buffoon.
   
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   Then write that I may follow, and so be
   
   Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany. Donne.
   
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   Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. Pope.
   
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   Zany (?), v. t. To mimic.  [Obs.]
   
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   Your part is acted; give me leave at distance
   
   To zany it. Massinger.
   
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