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- [buh-foon]
- /bəˈfun/
- /bəˈfuːn/
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- [buh-foon]
- /bəˈfun/
Definitions of buffoonery word
- uncountable noun buffoonery Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh. 3
- noun buffoonery a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. 1
- noun buffoonery a person given to coarse or undignified joking. 1
- noun buffoonery foolishness, silliness; the behaviour expected of a buffoon. 0
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Origin of buffoonery
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; earlier buffon < French < Italian buffone, equivalent to buff- (expressive base; compare buffa puff of breath, buffare to puff, puff up one's checks) + -one agent suffix ≪ Latin -ō, accusative -ōnem
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Parts of speech for Buffoonery
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buffoonery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
buffoonery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buffoonery
noun buffoonery
- comedy — Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
- mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- skit — a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- burlesque — A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
Antonyms for buffoonery
noun buffoonery
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- sobriety — the state or quality of being sober.
- tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
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