SuaviloquyToday’s word

clownishness

Clownishness, n.

The manners of a clown; coarseness or rudeness of behavior. That plainness which the alamode people call clownishness. Locke.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists clownishness only as an antonym, under address, refinement.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given