clowny
/klaʊni/
clowny noun: someone who acts in a clownlike manner.
Noun
clowny (plural clownies)
- Someone who acts in a clownlike manner.
Adjective
clowny (comparative clownier, superlative clowniest)
- Acting in a clownlike manner.
- Resembling or characteristic of a clown.
- Second clown has a basecap (pattern W-6); sew craft yarn hair around lower edge. Clowny face paint. Huge bow under chin: Cut it from cardboard, paint with bright polkadots, or glue fabric on it; elastic strap around neck. Baggy pants (pattern M-1); plastic tube or stiff wire through waist casing.1986, Leila Albala, “Clowns”, in Easy Halloween Costumes for Children, 2nd edition, Chambly, Que.: ALPEL, →ISBN, page 60
- When Meredith was small he had a cloth bear with a painted clowny face, and it got too ratty for words, and I sent it to the cleaners, and it came back blank, so I got Tilman Furness, he did those smashingly clever illustrations for children’s books, he was a bit of a flit but he was the absolute...1990, John Hersey, “Fling”, in Fling and Other Stories, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 54
Forms of clowny
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | clownies |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | clownier |
| superlative | clowniest |
Origin of clowny
From clown + -y.
Words formed from clowny
Words that rhyme with clowny
Questions about clowny
- What does clowny mean?
- Clowny means someone who acts in a clownlike manner.
- What part of speech is clowny?
- Clowny can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce clowny?
- Clowny is pronounced /klaʊni/.
- What is the plural of clowny?
- The plural of clowny is clownies.
Words near clowny in the dictionary
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