nnoun.actacting like a clown or buffoonSynset:buffoonery frivolity harlequinade japery prank
Derivationally Related Form:frivolousclown
Hypernyms:craziness folly foolery indulgence lunacy tomfoolery
Inherited Hypernyms:buffooneryfollyplaydiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:schtickschtikshtickshtik
nnoun.communicationa comic incident or series of incidentsSynset:comedy drollery funniness
Derivationally Related Form:funnycomicclowncomical
Hypernyms:fun play sport
Inherited Hypernyms:drolleryfunwitmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.bodyact as or like a clownSynset:antic clown clown around
Derivationally Related Form:anticclowningclown
Hypernyms:jest joke
Inherited Hypernyms:clownjokeact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s