zany
adjective
ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
zanies
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pluralof zany.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You don’t know what these zanies might do.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Missing were the usual cast of zanies dressed in wedding gowns and super hero costumes jostling with the beat writers to get their questions heard.
From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2020
Staged with crafty aplomb by Allison Narver, and animated by a well-oiled cast of prized zanies, the show beckons us in with a ballet of mobile doors.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2017
But, hunting among the zeds, I decided to write about "zanies" in the sense of clowns, fools and comics.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2012
I protest I take these wise men that crow so at these set kind of fools, no better than the fools' zanies.
From Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
