zanyismn.
/ˈzeɪnɪɪz(ə)m/ The character or style of a zany; action or language like that of a zany; fantastic folly; buffoonery.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > in conduct
harlotryc1384
May game1571
scogginism1593
buffianism1596
delirium1599
fooling1602
scoggery1602
buffoonism1611
nonsense1612
scurrility1614
buffoonery1621
buffooninga1672
buffoon1780
pantomime1781
zanyism1823
harlequinade1828
the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > one who jests or jokes > buffoon > characteristics of
buffoonery1621
jack-puddinghood1749
zanyism1823
1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 13 662 Such zanyisms as these.
a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 138 The caricature of his [sc. Rabelais'] filth and zanyism.
Derivatives
ˈzanyship n. the condition or character of a zany.
ΘΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun]
wantonnessc1405
absurdity1529
monstruousness1545
impertinency1573
ridiculousness1573
monstrousness1574
absurd1581
absurdness1582
incongruity1597
fancy1598
delirium1599
monstruosity1604
absurdum1606
foppishness1611
impertinence1616
nonsense1630
impertinentness1645
irrationality1647
monstrosity1651
nonsensicality1652
ridicule1668
ridicule1672
nonsensicalness1674
maggotry1706
preposterousness1727
zanyship1766
ridiculosity1773
drollness1823
stultification1832
nonsensity1834
farcicality1849
cockeyedness1858
1766 J. Adams Diary 7 Jan. (1961) I. 287 Y. Z. and H. had attacked him, about Idleness and familiar Spirits, and Zanyship.
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