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Buffoonish

adjective/kˈæɹɐbˌaɪn/
Definition
like a clown
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæɹɐbˌaɪn/
🇬🇧British English
/bəfˈuːnɪʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bəfˈuːnɪʃ/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐbˌaɪn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivelike a clown
“a buffoonish walk”
Word Forms
zanynouna man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
albern
wie ein Clown
🇫🇷French
bouffon
comme un clown
🇪🇸Spanish
bufonesco
como un payaso
🇮🇹Italian
buffonesco
come un clown
🇳🇱Dutch
buffoonachtig
als een clown
🇵🇹Portuguese
bufão
como um palhaço
🇷🇺Russian
шутовской
как клоун
India
🇧🇩Bengali
বোকা
একটি জোকার মত
🇮🇳Tamil
பஃபூனிஷ்
ஒரு கோமாளி போல
🇮🇳Telugu
బఫూనిష్
విదూషకుడిలా
🇮🇳Marathi
मूर्ख
विदूषकासारखा
🇮🇳Gujarati
મૂર્ખ
રંગલોની જેમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಫೂನಿಶ್
ವಿದೂಷಕನಂತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബഫൂണിഷ്
ഒരു കോമാളിയെപ്പോലെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੂਰਖ
ਇੱਕ ਜੋਕਰ ਵਾਂਗ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدتمیز
ایک مسخرے کی طرح
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
滑稽的
像个小丑
🇯🇵Japanese
道化っぽい
ピエロのように
🇰🇷Korean
어릿광대 같은
광대처럼
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trò hề
như một chú hề
🇹🇭Thai
ไร้สาระ
เหมือนตัวตลก
🇮🇩Indonesian
badut
seperti badut
🇵🇭Filipino
makulit
parang clown
🇲🇾Malay
mengarut
macam badut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مهرج
مثل مهرج
🇮🇷Persian
خنده دار
مثل یک دلقک
🇹🇷Turkish
şakacı
palyaço gibi
🇮🇱Hebrew
קמצנית
כמו ליצן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'buffoonish'?
The primary meaning of 'buffoonish' is 'like a clown'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'buffoonish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'buffoonish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'buffoonish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'buffoonish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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