Word# zany

* Part of Speech — Adjective.

* Adverb — Zanily.

* Noun — Zaniness.

* Pronunciation —

* Z as in zebra,

* any as usual, any.

* The word zany means —

* Foolish OR

* Strange.

* Sentences —

* Being extremely zany, he never took anybody's advice and acted unwisely. (Adjective, foolish)

* As she was superbious, she zanily ignored her teacher's warnings and ultimately performed poorly in the exam. (Adverb, strangely)

* Zaniness and otioseness are two discrete things. (Noun, foolishness)

* In life, one should learn from one's mistakes, else he will remain zany throughout. (Adjective, foolish)

* Synonyms — foolish, unwise, grotesque, ludicrous, strange, peculiar, odd, etc.

* Antonyms — wise, sapient, common, ordinary, etc.

* Bonus words

* Superbious — proud.[1]

* Otioseness — laziness.[4]

Idom# An old chestnut

* Meaning —

* Something that is repeated so often that it becomes boring.

* Sentences —

* He will keep saying that story; it has become an old chestnut.

* When the comedian understood that his joke was an old chestnut, he created jokes in a heartbeat and made everyone laugh. (Something that is repeated so often that it becomes boring).

* Though the story was an old chestnut, the unique words used in it caught my eye. (Something that is repeated so often that it becomes boring)

* Caught my eye — was noticed by me)

Phrasal verb #Cast down

* Meaning —

* Depressed.

* Sentences

* She was cast down after her failure. (Depressed)

* Do not let her be cast down; try to motivate her. (Depressed)

* They are cast down after losing the match. (Depressed)