Synonyms for harlequinade
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
Forms
- Plural
- harlequinades → buffooneries, pranks, tomfooleries, fooleries…
Example sentences
- prank Sami took it so far that his prank became a crime.
- tomfoolery Tatoeba? It's nothing but a bunch of tomfoolery.
- buffoonery The mime's buffoonery entertained passers-by.
- foolery Mark's foolery is already making Rosa sick.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| harlequinade | steady | |
| prank | rising | |
| tomfoolery | rising | |
| buffoonery | steady | |
| foolery | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- prank1
- 6 letters
- japery
- 7 letters
- foolery3
- 8 letters
- clowning2
- 9 letters
- frivolity4
- 10 letters
- buffoonery, tomfoolery
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foolery3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- arlequinade