Antics - English meaning

noun

Behaviour that is ridiculous but amusing.

Usage examples:

The film is full of wordplay and buffoonery

noun

The behaviour of a person who does silly things, usually to make other people laugh

Usage examples:

Her performance was sheer buffoonery., his buffoonery was becoming tiresome.

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

verb

Behave in a comical or playful way.

Usage examples:

Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog

noun

A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.

Usage examples:

A circus clown

noun

An unsophisticated country person; a rustic.

Usage examples:

The hob part of hobgoblin was a familiar form of robin or robert and became a standard name for a r…

prefix

Twice; two-; double.

Usage examples:

Dichromatic

prefix

Variant spelling of dis- shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v ; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.

prefix

Variant spelling of dia- shortened before a vowel (as in dielectric ).

noun

An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

Usage examples:

He told of their escapade with a ‘borrowed’ truck

noun

An act involving some danger, risk, or excitement, because it is different from usual or expected behaviour

Usage examples:

Her latest escapade was to camp outside a department store on the night before the sale.

noun

Silly or foolish behaviour.

Usage examples:

We endured his foolery all afternoon

noun

Silly behaviour

verb

Play or move about in a cheerful and lively way.

Usage examples:

Edward frolicked on the sand

noun

A playful and lively movement or activity.

Usage examples:

His injuries were inflicted by the frolics of a young filly

adjective

Cheerful, merry, or playful.

Usage examples:

A thousand forms of frolic life

noun

Rough, boisterous play.

Usage examples:

This ridiculous horseplay has gone far enough

noun

Noisy, physically active behavior, esp. when people push each other as a joke

Usage examples:

No running or horseplay in the halls.

noun

Rough, noisy behaviour, especially when people push each other as a joke

noun

A small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage.

Usage examples:

In addition to communicating through song, larks will raise the crest of feathers in their head dur…

verb

Enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way.

Usage examples:

He's always joking and larking about in the office

noun

A small, brown bird with a pleasant song

Usage examples:

He started hang-gliding years ago as a lark.

noun

A practical joke or mischievous act.

Usage examples:

The tapestry was stolen as part of a drunken student prank

verb

Play a trick or practical joke on (someone).

Usage examples:

The individuals who were pranked thought they were auditioning to be a tv show host

noun

A trick that is intended to be amusing and often to make someone look foolish

Usage examples:

She’s always playing pranks on her little brother.

verb

(especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.

Usage examples:

The noisy pack of children romped around the gardens

noun

A spell of rough, energetic play.

Usage examples:

A romp in the snow

noun

Lack of common sense or judgement; foolishness.

Usage examples:

She had to laugh at her own silliness

verb

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.

Usage examples:

He was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes

noun

A common eurasian and north african lark of farmland and open country, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight.

Usage examples:

A typical farming village in this region attracts tree sparrows, black redstarts, gray partridge, s…

verb

Prevent from growing or developing properly.

Usage examples:

Some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant's growth

noun

An action displaying spectacular skill and daring.

Usage examples:

The stunt involved jumping out of a hot-air balloon while attached to a piece of elastic

verb

Perform stunts, especially aerobatics.

Usage examples:

Agile terns are stunting over the water

noun

Foolish or silly behaviour.

Usage examples:

The tomfoolery of mps at question time

noun

Foolish, often playful, behavior

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

Usage examples:

He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

Usage examples:

Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

Usage examples:

A trick question