1. Ludicrous, foolish
   "wore a zany hat";
   - goofy [informal], silly, wacky, whacky
    
2. Like a clown
   "a zany sense of humour";
   - buffoonish, clownish, clownlike

1. A comic performer who acts as a foolish imitation
   "The zany's exaggerated mimicry had the audience in stitches"
    
2. [informal] Someone who is a stupid incompetent fool
   "Don't be such a zany; think before you act";
   - fathead [informal], goof [informal], goofball [N. Amer, informal], bozo [N. Amer, informal], jackass [informal], goose [informal], cuckoo [informal]

Derived forms: zanier, zanies, zaniest

See also: daft [Brit, informal], dumb, foolish, humorous, humourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], imbecile, imbecilic, stupid

Type of: boofhead [Austral, informal], buffoon, charlie [Brit, informal], clown, diddy [Brit, informal], dill [Austral, NZ, informal], droll [archaic], drongo [Austral, NZ, informal], fool, galah [Austral, informal], goof [informal], goofball [N. Amer, informal], juggins [Brit, informal], jughead [N. Amer, informal], mampara [S.Africa, informal], meathead [informal], merry andrew [archaic], moegoe [S.Africa, informal], muggins [Brit, informal], nit [Brit, informal], sap [N. Amer, informal], tomfool

Encyclopedia: Zany