adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Her clownlike makeup repelled potential suitors.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
clownlike
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
like a clown
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a buffoonish walk
- a clownish face
- a zany sense of humor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buffoonish, clownish, zany
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English clown Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English clownlike From clown + -like.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: klovnimainen — resembling a clown
- Finnish: pellemäinen — resembling a clown
- French: clownesque — resembling a clown
- Italian: pagliaccesco — resembling a clown
- Italian: buffonesco — resembling a clown
- Italian: clownesco — resembling a clown
- Polish: błazeński — resembling a clown
- Polish: błaznowaty — resembling a clown
- Spanish: bufonesco — resembling a clown
- Spanish: apayasado — resembling a clown
- Spanish: clownesco — resembling a clown