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clowning
Overview of noun clowning
The noun clowning has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank -- (acting like a clown or buffoon)
2. drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness -- (a comic incident or series of incidents)
Overview of verb clown
The verb clown has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. clown, clown around, antic -- (act as or like a clown)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clowning
2 senses of clowning
Sense 1
buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
=> folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
=> play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
=> diversion, recreation
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness
=> fun, play, sport
=> wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun clowning
1 of 2 senses of clowning
Sense 1
buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
=> shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clowning
2 senses of clowning
Sense 1
buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
=> folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
Sense 2
drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness
=> fun, play, sport
Antonyms of noun clowning
Member Holonyms of noun clowning
Substance Holonyms of noun clowning
Part Holonyms of noun clowning
Member Meronyms of noun clowning
Substance Meronyms of noun clowning
Part Meronyms of noun clowning
Meronyms of noun clowning
Holonyms of noun clowning
Attributes of noun clowning
Derived Forms of noun clowning
2 senses of clowning
Sense 1
buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
RELATED TO>(verb) clown#1
=> clown, clown around, antic
Sense 2
drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness
RELATED TO>(verb) clown#1
=> clown, clown around, antic
Domain of noun clowning
Domain Terms of noun clowning
Familiarity of noun clowning
clowning used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun clowning
2 senses of clowning
Sense 1
buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
> folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
=> meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss
=> buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
Sense 2
drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness
> fun, play, sport
=> jocosity, jocularity
=> waggery, waggishness
=> drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness
=> pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia
Meronyms of noun clowning
2 senses of clowning
Holonyms of noun clowning
Grep of noun clowning
clowning
Antonyms of verb clown
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clown
1 sense of clown
Sense 1
clown, clown around, antic
=> joke, jest
=> act, behave, do
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb clown
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clown
1 sense of clown
Sense 1
clown, clown around, antic
=> joke, jest
'Cause To' of verb clown
Derived Forms of verb clown
1 sense of clown
Sense 1
clown, clown around, antic
RELATED TO>(noun) clown#2
=> clown, buffoon, merry andrew
RELATED TO>(noun) clowning#2
=> drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness
RELATED TO>(noun) clowning#1
=> buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
Domain of verb clown
Domain Terms of verb clown
Familiarity of verb clown
clown used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb clown
1 sense of clown
Sense 1
clown, clown around, antic
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb clown
1 sense of clown
Sense 1
clown, clown around, antic
> joke, jest
=> clown, clown around, antic
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb clown
Sense 1
clown, clown around, antic
=> joke, jest
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Grep of verb clown
clown
clown around
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