clownishness

  • 41clownery — clown·er·y || klaÊŠnÉ™rɪ n. clownish behavior, clownishness; rudeness, lack of manners …

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  • 42zaniness — n. buffoonery, clownishness, foolishness …

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  • 43clown — noun 1》 a comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make up.     ↘a playful, amusing person. 2》 a foolish or incompetent person. 3》 archaic an unsophisticated country person. verb act comically… …

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  • 44rudeness — n. 1. Roughness, ruggedness, unevenness. 2. Artlessness, inelegance. 3. Ignorance, uncouthness, barbarousness, clownishness. 4. Coarseness, incivility, impoliteness, insolence, impertinence, pertness, sauciness, surliness, gruffness, churlishness …

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  • 45rusticity — n. Rudeness, coarseness, artlessness, simplicity, boorishness, clownishness …

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  • 46zanyism — n. Buffoonery, clownishness, drollery, harlequinism, foolery …

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  • 47clownish — adjective silly or stupid clownishly adverb clownishness noun (U) …

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  • 48mask — 1 noun (C) 1 something that covers all or part of your face, to protect or to hide it: a surgical face mask 2 something that covers your face, and has another face painted on it: special masks used in Kabuki theater 3 (usually singular) an… …

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  • 49gallantry — 1 *heroism, valor, prowess Analogous words: bravery, intrepidity, valorousness, dauntlessness (see corresponding adjectives at BRAVE): *courage, mettle, spirit, resolution Antonyms: dastardliness 2 *courtesy, attention, amenity Analogous words:… …

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  • 50antic — n 1.Usu. antics caper, frolic, lark, romp, spree, gambol, frisk; sport, fun, merrymaking, playing; fooling around, foolishness, silliness, foolery, tomfoolery, horseplay; clowning, clownery, clownishness; buffoonery, buffoonism, buffoonishness,… …

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