Synonyms of the word

buffoonery

• n. foolishness, silliness; the behaviour expected of a buffoon.

clowning

• v. present participle of clown.
• n. Clownish behaviour.

craziness

• n. (uncountable) The state of being crazy; madness; derangement.
• n. (archaic, uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened.
• n. (countable) The result or product of being crazy.

folly

• n. Foolishness.
• n. Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
• n. A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

foolery

• n. Foolish behaviour or speech.

frivolity

• n. frivolous act.
• n. state of being frivolous.

harlequinade

• n. A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
• n. Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.

indulgence

• n. the act of indulging.
• n. tolerance.
• n. catering to someone's every desire.
• n. something in which someone indulges.
• n. An indulgent act; favour granted; gratification.
• n. (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner…
• v. (transitive) (Roman Catholic Church) to provide with an indulgence.

japery

• n. Jesting, joking.

lunacy

• n. (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity.
• n. Something deeply misguided.

prank

• n. (obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
• n. A practical joke or mischievous trick.
• v. (transitive) To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
• v. (intransitive) To make ostentatious show.
• v. (transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
• v. (transitive, slang) To call someone's phone and promptly hang up.
• adj. (obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.

tomfoolery

• n. Foolish behaviour or speech.
• n. (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery.