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clownery

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clowning

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From clown + -ery.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խեղկատակություն (xeġkatakutʻyun) — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Catalan: pallassada — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Czech: klaunovství — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Finnish: pelleily — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Galician: pallasada — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Polish: błazenada — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Polish: błazeństwo — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Portuguese: palhaçaria — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Portuguese: palhaçada — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Russian: клоуна́да (klounáda) — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Spanish: payasada — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Spanish: payasadas — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery
  • Tamil: கோமாளித்தனம் (kōmāḷittaṉam) — the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery