zany

zany
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. clown, madcap, buffoon, comic, fool, comedian, jester, merry-andrew, Punch, pickle-herring; nitwit, dunce. See folly, wit.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. dumb, humorous, madcap, wacky*; see funny 1 , witty .
n.
Syn. comedian, simpleton, buffoon; see clown , fool 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
foolish, crazy, silly, comical, ludicrous, *loony, hilarious, uproarious, *goofy, *nutty, slapstick, *madcap, funny.
ANT.: somber, serious
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter: clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, quipster, wag2, wit. Informal: card. See LAUGHTER. II adjective 1. Arousing laughter: amusing, comic, comical, droll, funny, humorous, laughable, risible. See LAUGHTER. 2. So senseless as to be laughable: absurd, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly. Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy. Slang: balmy2, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky. See ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE.

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