"clownery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: clowneries [plural]
Etymology: From clown + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clown|ery}} clown + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clownery (countable and uncountable, plural clowneries)
  1. The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: clowning Translations (the behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery): խեղկատակություն (xeġkatakutʻyun) (Armenian), pallassada [feminine] (Catalan), klaunovství [neuter] (Czech), pelleily (Finnish), błazenada [feminine] (Polish), błazeństwo [neuter] (Polish), palhaçaria [feminine] (Portuguese), palhaçada [feminine] (Portuguese), клоуна́да (klounáda) [feminine] (Russian), payasada [feminine] (Spanish), payasadas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), கோமாளித்தனம் (kōmāḷittaṉam) (Tamil)

Inflected forms

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