buffoonery
buf·foon·ery
buffoonery · buffooneries
буффонада, фиглярство, клоунада, шутовство
Clownerie, Hanswursterei, Hanswurstiade, Possenreißerei
The behavior of a buffoonThe behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
US/bəˈfuːnəɹi/
» The mime's buffoonery entertained passers-by.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
Clownerie, Hanswursterei, Hanswurstiade
буффона́даbuffonáda, фигля́рствоfigljárstvo, клоуна́даklounáda
More definitions
- acting like a clown or buffoon
Examples
1 sentencesThe mime's buffoonery entertained passers-by.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
behaviour expected of a buffoon — see also foolishness, silliness, clownery:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
behaviour expected of a buffoon — see also foolishness, silliness, clownery:
Forms
plural: buffooneriesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- acting like a clown or buffoon:clowningjaperyfrivolityharlequinadeprank
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbuffoonerous
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable