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clowning vs lunacy

lunacy vs clowning

clowning and lunacy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clowning Yes No No No
lunacy Yes No No No
As nouns, lunacy is a hypernym of clowning; that is, lunacy is a word with a broader meaning than clowning:
  • clowning: acting like a clown or buffoon
  • lunacy: foolish or senseless behavior
Other hypernyms of clowning include craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, tomfoolery.
clowning (noun) lunacy (noun)
acting like a clown or buffoon foolish or senseless behavior
a comic incident or series of incidents obsolete terms for legal insanity
Difference between clowning and lunacy

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