Antonyms for buffoonery


Grammar : Noun
Spell : buh-foon
Phonetic Transcription : bəˈfun


Definition of buffoonery

Origin :
  • 1620s; see buffoon + -ery.
  • As in joke : noun fun, quip
  • As in merriment/merrymaking : noun enjoyment, amusement
  • As in monkey business : noun shenanigans
  • As in ridicule : noun contemptuous laughter at someone or something
  • As in merriment : noun amusement
  • As in drollery : noun whimsicalness
  • As in ha-ha : noun joke
  • As in humorousness : noun humor
  • As in jocosity : noun humor
  • As in ludicrousness : noun humor
  • As in farce : noun nonsense, satire
  • As in fooling : noun joking, tricks
  • As in fun : noun amusement, play
  • As in horseplay : noun rough play
  • As in humor : noun comedy, funniness
Example sentences :
  • It was cruel that his extreme unhappiness should have in it something of buffoonery.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • As late as 1783 the buffoonery of this kind of exhibition continued.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • O'Mally, for all his buffoonery, was a keen one to read a face.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • One of the eye-witnesses said to us: 'We thought that this was part of the buffoonery.'
  • Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo
  • This is not a criticism of the phallus on grounds of obscenity, but on grounds of buffoonery.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • Tabarin's wits were not exhausted by this kind of buffoonery.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 » by Various
  • Buffoonery she possibly, even probably, could learn to hate.
  • Extract from : « The Folly Of Eustace » by Robert S. Hichens
  • Brederode was not to be the hero of that party which he disgraced by his buffoonery.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 » by John Lothrop Motley
  • Maybe I am wrong and there is a purpose behind this buffoonery.
  • Extract from : « My Wonderful Visit » by Charlie Chaplin
  • Garrick did not much like to be seen by him when playing any buffoonery.
  • Extract from : « The Town » by Leigh Hunt

Synonyms for buffoonery

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