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Definition of Clownery
1. n. Clownishness.
Definition of Clownery
1. Noun. The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clownery
1. clownish behavior [n -ERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clownery
Literary usage of Clownery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Jonson Allusion-Book: A Collection of Allusions to Ben Jonson from 1597-1700 by Jesse Franklin Bradley, Joseph Quincy Adams (1922)
"He tooke a catalogue from Mr. Lacy of the Yorkshire words—his hint to Tale of a
Tub for the clownery. Ben Johnson had one eie lower than t'other, ..."
2. "Brief Lives" by John Aubrey, Andrew Clark (1898)
"He tooke a catalogue from Mr. Lacy of the Yorkshire words b —his hint to Tale of
a Tub for the clownery. ... 'Twas his hint for clownery to his ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1907)
"by Tom S. Stribling; "The German Fairy Tale Contest," by Max Bratt; "Shakespeare's
clownery," by Charles W. Hodell ; and "The Motherless Heroine," by Louise ..."
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