Harlequinade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acting like a clown or buffoon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹlɪkwˌɪneɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːlɪkwˌɪneɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːlɪkwˌɪneɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹlɪkwˌɪneɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frivolity buffoonery japery clowning prank

Word Forms

clown	verb	act as or like a clown
frivolous	adjective	not serious in content or attitude or behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Harlekinade

sich wie ein Clown oder Possenreißer benehmen

🇫🇷French

arlequinade

se comporter comme un clown ou un bouffon

🇪🇸Spanish

arlequinada

actuar como un payaso o un bufón

🇮🇹Italian

arlecchino

comportarsi come un clown o un buffone

🇳🇱Dutch

harlekijn

zich gedragen als een clown of hansworst

🇵🇹Portuguese

arlequinada

agindo como um palhaço ou bufão

🇷🇺Russian

арлекинада

вести себя как клоун или шут

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हार्लेकविन्ड

जोकर या विदूषक की तरह व्यवहार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

হারলেকুইনেড

একটি ক্লাউন বা বফুনের মত অভিনয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹார்லிக்வினேட்

ஒரு கோமாளி அல்லது பஃபூன் போல் செயல்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

హార్లెక్వినేడ్

విదూషకుడు లేదా బఫూన్ లాగా నటించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

हर्लेक्विनेड

जोकर किंवा बफून सारखे वागणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હર્લેક્વિનેડ

રંગલો અથવા બફૂનની જેમ કામ કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾರ್ಲೆಕ್ವಿನೇಡ್

ಕೋಡಂಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಫೂನ್ ನಂತೆ ವರ್ತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാർലെക്വിനേഡ്

ഒരു കോമാളിയെപ്പോലെയോ ബഫൂനെപ്പോലെയോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丑角

表现得像个小丑或小丑

🇯🇵Japanese

ハーレクイン

ピエロか道化のように振る舞う

🇰🇷Korean

할리퀴네이드

광대나 어릿광대처럼 행동하다

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวละครตลก

ทำตัวเหมือนตัวตลกหรือตัวตลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bebodohan

bertindak seperti badut atau badut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهرج

يتصرف مثل مهرج أو مهرج

🇮🇷Persian

زنبوری

مثل یک دلقک یا بوفون عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

palyaço

palyaço ya da soytarı gibi davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

הארלקינדה

מתנהג כמו ליצן או כופר

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