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clownish

/ˈklaʊnɪʃ/adjective

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मसखरा, विदूषक जैसा, बेवकूफ़ाना

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adjective
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    behaving in a silly way, like a clown

    मसखरा, विदूषक जैसा, बेवकूफ़ाना

    • clownish behaviour in class
    • His clownish dance made the whole family laugh.
    • His clownish expression made the baby giggle.
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    • The teacher was not amused by the boys' clownish antics.
    • She hid her nerves behind a clownish grin.
    • The actor played a clownish servant in the comedy.

    Synonyms silly foolish comic buffoonish zany

    Opposite serious dignified sensible grave

◇Word family
clown noun, verb
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clown·ish

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Clown around (behave in a silly way).

Idiom 'clown around' (मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करना)।

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One-word substitution

A person who entertains by doing silly things is a clown or buffoon; a jester entertained kings in the past; a person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh a joker.

मूर्खतापूर्ण हरकतों से मनोरंजन करने वाला clown या buffoon; पुराने समय में राजाओं का मनोरंजन करने वाला jester (विदूषक); दूसरों को हँसाने के लिए मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करने वाला joker।