Meanings
adjectiveclownlike (comparative more clownlike, superlative most clownlike)
comparative more clownlike · superlative most clownlike
- Resembling a clown or some aspect of clowns.
Her clownlike makeup repelled potential suitors.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelike a clown
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishclown
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishclownlike
Translations
Finnish klovnimainen, pellemäinen
- klovnimainenresembling a clown
- pellemäinenresembling a clown
French clownesque
- clownesqueresembling a clown
Italian pagliaccesco, buffonesco
- pagliaccescoresembling a clown
- buffonescoresembling a clown
- clownescoresembling a clown
Polish błazeński, błaznowaty
- błazeńskiresembling a clown
- błaznowatyresembling a clown
Spanish bufonesco, apayasado
- bufonescoresembling a clown
- apayasadoresembling a clown
- clownescoresembling a clown
Cite this entry
APA
clownlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownlike
MLA
“clownlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clownlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clownlike.
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