What does buffoonery mean?
Buffoonery means The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness..
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/bəˈfuːnəɹi/ · noun
The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness..
The Temperance Reform was too serious a matter for trifling jokes and buffooneries.
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; […]
[W]e ſet him [the Devil] up like a Scare-Crovv to fright Children and old VVomen, to fill up old Stories, make Songs and Ballads, and in a VVord, carry on the lovv priz'd Buffoonry of the common People; […]
[…] 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.
Use buffoonery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Buffoonery means The behavior of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness..
Common synonyms include frivolity, prank, harlequinade, clowning.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Temperance Reform was too serious a matter for trifling jokes and buffooneries.
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