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Clownish

adjective/kˈaʊntənənst/
Definition
like a clown
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈaʊntənənst/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɪɪˌɒdəfˌɔːm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɪɪˌɒdəfˌɔːm/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntənənst/.
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
ballot
comme un clown
🇪🇸Spanish
clownesco
como un payaso
🇮🇹Italian
clownesco
come un clown
🇳🇱Dutch
clownesk
als een clown
🇵🇹Portuguese
palhaço
como um palhaço
🇷🇺Russian
шутовской
как клоун
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भांड का
एक जोकर की तरह
🇧🇩Bengali
ভাঁড়
একটি জোকার মত
🇮🇳Tamil
கோமாளி
ஒரு கோமாளி போல
🇮🇳Telugu
విదూషకుడు
విదూషకుడిలా
🇮🇳Marathi
विदूषक
विदूषकासारखा
🇮🇳Gujarati
રંગલો
રંગલોની જેમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿದೂಷಕ
ವಿದೂಷಕನಂತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിദൂഷകൻ
ഒരു കോമാളിയെപ്പോലെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜੋਕਰ
ਇੱਕ ਜੋਕਰ ਵਾਂਗ
🇵🇰Urdu
مسخرہ
ایک مسخرے کی طرح
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
滑稽的
像个小丑
🇯🇵Japanese
道化師っぽい
ピエロのように
🇰🇷Korean
익살꾼 같은
광대처럼
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hề
như một chú hề
🇹🇭Thai
ตัวตลก
เหมือนตัวตลก
🇮🇩Indonesian
udik
seperti badut
🇵🇭Filipino
payaso
parang clown
🇲🇾Malay
badut
macam badut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فظ
مثل مهرج
🇮🇷Persian
دلقک
مثل یک دلقک
🇹🇷Turkish
palyaçovari
palyaço gibi
🇮🇱Hebrew
ליצנית
כמו ליצן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'clownish'?
The primary meaning of 'clownish' is 'like a clown'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'clownish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'clownish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'clownish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'clownish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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