Zany vs Amok - What's the difference?
zany | amok |
unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish
ludicrously or incongruously comical
(obsolete) A fool or clown. Especially one whose business on the stage was to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown
* John Donne
* Alexander Pope
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous
In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk
One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
As nouns the difference between zany and amok
is that zany is (obsolete) a fool or clown especially one whose business on the stage was to imitate foolishly the actions of the principal clown while amok is one who runs amok; in malay and moro/philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.As an adjective zany
is unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish.As an adverb amok is
out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.zany
English
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* wackyDerived terms
* zaninessNoun
(zanies)- Then write that I may follow, and so be / Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany .
- Preacher at once, and zany of thy age.
- So there he caught me lying like a zany on the ground. You may guess I stood at attention soon enough, but told him I was looking at the founds to see if they wanted underpinning from the floods.
