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zanyism

/ˈzeɪni.ɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zany-ism
IPA
/ˈzeɪni.ɪzəm/
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

clownishness; buffoonery

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From zany + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

zanyisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zanyism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzeɪni.ɪzəm/.
What does zanyism mean?
clownishness; buffoonery
Where does zanyism come from?
From zany + -ism.

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