zaniness
Madcap quality present
Zaniness is wild, off-the-wall humor—the quality of being absurdly comical or unpredictably silly.
It suggests behavior that's entertainingly bizarre rather than merely funny: The zaniness of the show appealed to kids and adults alike.
The word carries affection; zaniness charms rather than annoys.
Absurd, laughable situation
- parodySatirical imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
buffoonery · shtick · caricature · silliness · funniness · antics · tomfoolery · hijinks
Comedic fall on buttocks
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- knockaboutRough, boisterous action
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
- custard-pieEggy dessert for throwing
pantomime · vaudeville · spill · tumble · double-take · mugging · bumbling · flailing
Without coherent meaning
- surrealDreamlike and strange
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
bizarre · outlandish · incongruous · absurdity · ridiculousness · madcap · cockamamie · harebrained
Imaginatively unrealistic
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
playful · lighthearted · imaginative · mischievous · impish · frolicsome · madcap · unpredictable
farce
Absurd, laughable situation
clowning · buffoonery · shtick · caricature · silliness · funniness · antics · tomfoolery · hijinks · goofiness
pratfall
Comedic fall on buttocks
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- knockaboutRough, boisterous action
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
custard-pie · pantomime · vaudeville · spill · tumble · double-take · mugging · bumbling · flailing · acrobatic
nonsensical
Without coherent meaning
- surrealDreamlike and strange
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
ludicrous · bizarre · outlandish · incongruous · absurdity · ridiculousness · madcap · cockamamie · harebrained · wacky
fanciful
Imaginatively unrealistic
- quirkyIdiosyncratically unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
whimsy · playful · lighthearted · imaginative · mischievous · impish · frolicsome · madcap · unpredictable · spontaneous
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
- tomfoolerysilliness, foolery, clownery, clownishness, goofing off
- Types of Humorsilliness, funniness, wittiness, corniness, wit
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
zaninesssanity
Mental soundness
sensibleness · rationality · reasonableness · wisdom · sagacity