Meanings
adjectivebuffoonlike (comparative more buffoonlike, superlative most buffoonlike)
comparative more buffoonlike · superlative most buffoonlike
- Resembling a buffoon
Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte.
2009 January 2, Wendy Moonan, “Nautical Pack Rat and Sea Dog in Chief”, in New York TimesSynonyms: buffoonish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling a buffoon
Similar
Origin
- Englishbuffoon
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishbuffoonlike
Translations
Latin scurrilis
- scurrilisresembling a buffon
Spanish bufonesco, truhanesco
- bufonescoresembling a buffon
- truhanescoresembling a buffon
- escurrilresembling a buffon
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APA
buffoonlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffoonlike
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“buffoonlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffoonlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buffoonlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buffoonlike.
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