| NOUN | person | clown, buffoon | a rude or vulgar fool |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior | |
| VERB | body | clown, clown around, antic | act as or like a clown |
| Sounds | klaw'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Allentown ... Youngstown: 56 rhymes with awn... | |
| Meaning | A rude or vulgar fool. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | buffoon | |
| Instances | Pantaloon | A buffoon in modern pantomimes |
| Broader | fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool | A person who lacks good judgment |
| Spanish | bufón, payaso, zoquete | |
| Catalan | bufó, pallasso | |
| Meaning | A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew | |
| Instances | Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Weary Willie | United States circus clown (1898-1979) |
| Narrower | harlequin | A clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) |
| jester, fool, motley fool | A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | |
| whiteface | A clown whose face is covered with white make-up | |
| zany | A buffoon in one of the old comedies | |
| Broader | comedian, comic | A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts |
| Spanish | bufón, clown, payasa, payaso | |
| Catalan | bufó, clown, pallasso | |
| Verbs | clown | act as or like a clown |
| Meaning | act as or like a clown. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | clown around, antic | |
| Broader | joke, jest | Act in a funny or teasing way |
| Spanish | hacer bufonadas, hacer el payaso, hacer payasadas, payasear | |
| Nouns | clown | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior |
| clowning | acting like a clown or buffoon | |
| clowning | a comic incident or series of incidents | |
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