Толковый словарь английского языка - zany
Zany
zany
I. noun (plural zanies) Etymology: Italian zanni, a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni, nickname for Italian Giovanni John Date: 1588 a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal ; merry-andrew , a slavish follower ; toady , 3. one who acts the buffoon to amuse others, nut , kook , II. adjective (zanier; -est) Date: 1609 being or having the characteristics of a ~, fantastically or absurdly ludicrous , zanily adverb zaniness noun
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adj. & n. --adj. (zanier, zaniest) comically idiotic; crazily ridiculous. --n. 1 a buffoon or jester. 2 hist. an attendant clown awkwardly mimicking a chief clown in shows; a merry andrew. Derivatives zanily adv. zaniness n. Etymology: F zani or It. zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni John ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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