Meaning of Buffoonery | Babel Free
bəˈfuːnəɹiEquivalents
العربية
التّهريج
Bosanski
будалаштина
Čeština
klauniáda
Gaeilge
abhlóireacht
Hrvatski
будалаштина
Italiano
pagliacciata
日本語
道化
Latina
scurrilitas
Latviešu
komika
Српски
будалаштина
Tiếng Việt
trò hề
Examples
“Araminta, come⟳ I'll talk⟳ ſeriouſly to you now, could you but ſee vvith my Eyes the buffoonry of one Scene of Addreſs, a Lover, ſet out with all his Equipage and Appurtenances; […]”
“[W]e ſet him [the Devil] up like⟳ a Scare-Crovv to fright Children and old VVomen, to fill⟳ up old Stories, make⟳ Songs and Ballads, and in a VVord, carry⟳ on the lovv priz'd Buffoonry of the common People; […]”
“[…] One could not expect⟳ any body to take⟳ such a part—Nothing but buffoonery from beginning to end⟳.”
“The Temperance Reform⟳ was too serious a matter⟳ for trifling jokes and buffooneries.”
“Preamble is a hard-boiled steel commuter built for comfort, durability, and buffoonery on pavement and gravel.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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