clownery

[ klou-nuh-ree ]
/ ˈklaʊ nə ri /

noun, plural clown·er·ies for 2.

clownish behavior.
an instance of this.

Origin of clownery

First recorded in 1580–90; clown + -ery

Words nearby clownery

clowder, clown, clown anemone, clown car, clown white, clownery, cloxacillin, cloy, cloying, cloze, cloze test

Example sentences from the Web for clownery

  • The clownery and pantaloonery of these pantomimes have clean passed out of my head.

    The Town |Leigh Hunt

  • As to his father's ignorance and clownery, 'twas as good metall in the oare which wants excoriating and refineing.

    Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) |John Aubrey