Definition of "clownishness" [clown•ish•ness]

• The state of being clownish (noun)

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• "SOCRATES: And ignorance, and what is termed clownishness, are surely an evil?"
• "And ignorance, and what is termed clownishness, are surely an evil?"
• "This is going to be a test for Sen. Obama; if he can get through this kind of clownishness without losing it, he will have earned whatever prize is at the end of the trail."