clownery

clown·er·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [klou-nuh-ree]
- /ˈklaʊ nə ri/
- /ˈklaʊ.nə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klou-nuh-ree]
- /ˈklaʊ nə ri/

Definitions of clownery word

noun plural clownery clownish behavior. 1
noun plural clownery an instance of this. 1
noun clownery The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery. 1

See all 3 definitions of clownery

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Origin of clownery

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; clown + -ery

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Parts of speech for Clownery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Clownery

clownery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

clownery usage trend in Literature

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