Clown

Quick meaning: Clown is a noun meaning A person who acts in a silly fashion.

Meaning

A person who acts in a silly fashion.

More Meanings

1. A stupid person.
2. A clownfish.
3. (intransitive) To act in a silly or playful fashion.
4. (transitive, African-American Vernacular) To ridicule, make fun of.
5. A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
6. (archaic) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
7. (archaic) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.

Example Sentences

He was regarded as the clown of the school, always playing pranks.

This loutish clown is such that you never saw so ill - favoured a vizar

Over there in Norway, the churches all burn down / Let's go dress in goth clothes and get painted like a clown

Everything’s on the table, the specs are there in the RFP and can’t be changed by some clown in the Air Force who happens to come up with a new idea.

Word Forms

• clowns
• clowne
• cloyne
• clowning
• clowned

Synonyms for clown

Depending on context, synonyms include fool, jester, antic, buffoon, merry andrew.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include antic, merry andrew, buffoon, fun, jester, joker.

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