Clowning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acting like a clown or buffoon

a comic incident or series of incidents

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntənəns/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪɪˈəʊdəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪɪˈəʊdəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntənəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frivolity funniness clown buffoonery clown around comedy japery drollery harlequinade prank antic

Parts of Speech

noun	acting like a clown or buffoon
noun	a comic incident or series of incidents
verb	act as or like a clown

Word Forms

clown	verb	act as or like a clown
frivolous	adjective	not serious in content or attitude or behavior
comic	adjective	arousing or provoking laughter
comical	adjective	arousing or provoking laughter
funny	adjective	arousing or provoking laughter
clown	noun	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
clowning	noun	a comic incident or series of incidents
antic	noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Clownerie

sich wie ein Clown oder Possenreißer benehmen

🇫🇷French

clowneries

se comporter comme un clown ou un bouffon

🇪🇸Spanish

payasadas

actuar como un payaso o un bufón

🇮🇹Italian

clownerie

comportarsi come un clown o un buffone

🇳🇱Dutch

clownerie

zich gedragen als een clown of hansworst

🇵🇹Portuguese

palhaçada

agindo como um palhaço ou bufão

🇷🇺Russian

клоунада

вести себя как клоун или шут

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विदूषक

जोकर या विदूषक की तरह व्यवहार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লোনিং

একটি ক্লাউন বা বফুনের মত অভিনয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கோமாளி

ஒரு கோமாளி அல்லது பஃபூன் போல் செயல்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విదూషకుడు

విదూషకుడు లేదా బఫూన్ లాగా నటించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विदूषक

जोकर किंवा बफून सारखे वागणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગલો

રંગલો અથવા બફૂનની જેમ કામ કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಡಂಗಿ

ಕೋಡಂಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಫೂನ್ ನಂತೆ ವರ್ತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിദൂഷകൻ

ഒരു കോമാളിയെപ്പോലെയോ ബഫൂനെപ്പോലെയോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੋਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਜੋਕਰ ਜਾਂ ਮੱਝ ਵਾਂਗ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسخرہ

مسخرے یا بھینس کی طرح کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小丑表演

表现得像个小丑或小丑

🇯🇵Japanese

道化

ピエロか道化のように振る舞う

🇰🇷Korean

광대

광대나 어릿광대처럼 행동하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm hề

hành động như một chú hề hoặc một gã hề

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวตลก

ทำตัวเหมือนตัวตลกหรือตัวตลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebadutan

bertindak seperti badut atau badut

🇲🇾Malay

berbadut

bertindak seperti badut atau badut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهريج

يتصرف مثل مهرج أو مهرج

🇮🇷Persian

دلقک زدن

مثل یک دلقک یا بوفون عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

palyaçoluk

palyaço ya da soytarı gibi davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֵיצָנוּת

מתנהג כמו ליצן או כופר

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