Synonyms & related words for clownery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of clownery. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to clownery

Explore words related to clownery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include clowning, clownishness, buffoonery, clownish, buffoon, clowns, harlequinade, buffoonish. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does clownery come from?

The word clownery breaks down into 2 roots of English and French origin: clown, from English clown (“clown, buffoon”); and -ery, from French -erie (“condition or practice of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.