—adj. (zanier, zaniest) comically idiotic; crazily ridiculous.
—n.
1 a buffoon or jester.
2 hist. an attendant clown awkwardly mimicking a chief clown in shows; a merry andrew.
Derivatives:
zanily adv. zaniness n.
Etymology: F zani or It. zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni John
Useful english dictionary. 2012.