clownishness Definition

clown
noun

1. In a circus or pantomime, etc: a comic performer, usually wearing ridiculous clothes and make-up.

Thesaurus: jester, comedian, harlequin, buffoon, joker, prankster, mountebank, fool.
2. Someone who behaves comically.
3. derog
A fool.

verb

intr
clowned, clowning
1. To play the clown.

Derivative: clownery
noun

Derivative: clownish
adj

Outrageously comic
Thesaurus: comic, slapstick, foolish, amusing, zany, witty, droll, antic, waggish.

Derivative: clownishly
adverb

Derivative: clownishness
noun

Etymology: 16c.

Phrasal Verb: clown about or around

To behave ridiculously.