Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buffoonlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buf-foon-like
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a buffoon

Example Sentences

"Chinese potters copied prints from Europe on the plates that depict buffoonlike Harlequin figures from the popular commedia dell'arte."

Etymology

Etymology tree English buffoon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English buffoonlike From buffoon + -like.

Inflected Forms

more buffoonlike (comparative) most buffoonlike (superlative)

Synonyms

buffoonish

Questions

What does buffoonlike mean?: Resembling a buffoon
Where does buffoonlike come from?: Etymology tree English buffoon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English buffoonlike From buffoon + -like.

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