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foolery vs clowning

clowning vs foolery

foolery and clowning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foolery Yes No No No
clowning Yes No No No
As nouns, clowning is a hyponym of foolery; that is, clowning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than foolery:
  • foolery: foolish or senseless behavior
  • clowning: acting like a clown or buffoon
Other hyponyms of foolery include meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, buffoonery, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prank.
foolery (noun) clowning (noun)
foolish or senseless behavior acting like a clown or buffoon
a comic incident or series of incidents
Difference between foolery and clowning

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