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clownishness

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1 as in boorishness, rowdiness

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for clownishness

boorishness,
brutishness,
churlishness,
loutishness,
rowdiness,
rusticity,
uncouthness

coarseness,
commonness,
crassness,
crudeness,
crudity,
grossness,
indelicacy,
indelicateness,
lowness,
raffishness,
rawness,
roughness,
rudeness,
tastelessness,
vulgarity

artlessness,
gracelessness,
inelegance,
unsophistication

insensitiveness,
insensitivity,
thoughtlessness

kitsch,
tackiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for clownishness

cultivation,
genteelness,
gentility,
polish,
refinement,
tastefulness

courtliness,
urbanity

elegance,
grace,
graciousness

consideration,
sensitivity,
thoughtfulness

2 as in joking, jest

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for clownishness

buffoonery,
flippancy,
funning,
jest,
jesting,
jocoseness,
jocosity,
jocularity,
joking,
joshing

gamesomeness,
insouciance,
lightheartedness,
playfulness,
sportiveness

animation,
giddiness,
jauntiness,
liveliness,
perkiness,
vivacity

brightness,
buoyancy,
good-humoredness,
good-naturedness,
humor,
sunniness

joyfulness,
joyousness,
jubilance,
rejoicing

jollification,
jollity,
reveling
(or revelling),
revelry

frolicking,
gamboling
(or gambolling),
rollicking,
romping

frivolity,
levity

cheer,
cheerfulness,
cheeriness,
festivity,
gaiety
(also gayety),
gayness,
glee,
gleefulness,
hilarity,
jocundity,
joviality,
merriment,
merriness,
mirth,
mirthfulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for clownishness

blues,
dejection,
depression,
despondence,
forlornness,
sadness,
sorrow,
unhappiness

bile,
gloom,
melancholy,
sourness,
spleen

earnestness,
graveness,
gravity,
grimness,
seriousness,
soberness,
sobersidedness,
solemnity,
solemnness

discontent,
disgruntlement,
moodiness

dolefulness,
dolorousness,
joylessness,
mournfulness,
plaintiveness,
woe,
woefulness

blackness,
darkness,
gloominess,
glumness

desolateness,
desolation

heartbreak,
miserableness,
misery,
mourning,
wretchedness

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