ZANYISM

Etymology

Noun

zanyism (countable and uncountable, plural zanyisms)

(archaic) clownishness; buffoonery

Source: Wiktionary


Za"ny*ism, n.

Definition: State or character of a zany; buffoonery. Coleridge. H. Morley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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