## Examples
- The comedian is famous for his zany sense of humour and wild stunts.
- In the old comedies, the zany would mimic every move the main clown made.

## Synonyms
- wacky

## Derived Forms
- zanily
- zaniness

## Related Forms
- ebullient

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: zani
- Root: zanni

## Etymology
From Middle French zani, zanni, from Italian zanni (“a kind of masked clown character”), from Zanni, a Venetan form of Giovanni. Doublet of Zanni, John, and Giovanni.

## AI Etymology
Zany is from Middle French zani, zanni, from Italian zanni (“a kind of masked clown character”), from Zanni, a Venetan form of Giovanni. Doublet of Zanni, John, and Giovanni. In present-day use, it can mean amusingly unusual, silly, and unpredictable, or a clown or buffoon, especially one who comically imitates another performer. Related forms include ebullient. Derived formations include zanily, zaniness.

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