Buffoonery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bəˈfuːnəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buffoonery is a noun meaning The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
Meaning
The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.
Example Sentences
The Temperance Reform was too serious a matter for trifling jokes and buffooneries.
[…] One could not expect any body to take such a part—Nothing but buffoonery from beginning to end.
Preamble is a hard-boiled steel commuter built for comfort, durability, and buffoonery on pavement and gravel.
Araminta, come I'll talk ſeriouſly to you now, could you but ſee vvith my Eyes the buffoonry of one Scene of Addreſs, a Lover, ſet out with all his Equipage and Appurtenances; […]
Word Forms
- buffooneries
- buffoonry
Synonyms for buffoonery
Depending on context, synonyms include frivolity, prank, harlequinade, clowning.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frivolity, clowning, prank, harlequinade, antics, buffoonry.
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