Harlequinade Definition

härlĭ-kwə-nād
noun
That part of a play or pantomime in which the Harlequin and the clown play leading parts.
Webster's New World
Comic pranks; lively, mischievous antics; buffoonery.
Webster's New World

Any comical or fantastical procedure or playfulness.

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Noun

Singular:
harlequinade
Plural:
harlequinades

Origin of Harlequinade

  • Obsolete French from harlequin harlequin harlequin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French arlequinade.

    From Wiktionary

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