zany
/ˈzeɪni/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "And I will admit now but never then that, more than once, listening to the Viennese chattering their zany German on the pavements, or taking himself to one of the struggling small theatres that were cropping up in cellars and bombed houses..."
- "Press articles emphasized his [Dizzy Gillespie's] ambassadorial role and drew attention to the paradox that he was a shrewd musician and leader despite his zany image."
- "When playing for Connie Mack, Rube [Waddell]'s pattern after one of his zany outbursts usually involved promises of good behavior and a spurt of excellent pitching."
- "This runs counter to the play, where Grandpa is always benignly indulgent of all his zany progeny and their equally zany spouses, and is even somewhat zany himself."
- "The montage goes on to show scenes of Carla singing, dancing, meditating, breaking the tension amongst her co-cheftestants with sing-a-longs and “hootie-hoo” lessons, and ultimately wooing the judges with a combination of her zany personality and solid cooking skills."
- "Then write that I may follow, and so be / Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany."