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clown
[ kloun ]
noun
- a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc.
- a person who acts like a clown; comedian; joker; buffoon; jester.
- a prankster; a practical joker.
Synonyms: ,
- Slang. a coarse, ill-bred person; a boor.
Synonyms:
- a peasant; rustic.
verb (used without object)
- to act like a clown.
clown
/ ʊ /
noun
- a comic entertainer, usually grotesquely costumed and made up, appearing in the circus
- any performer who elicits an amused response
- someone who plays jokes or tricks
- a person who acts in a comic or buffoon-like manner
- a coarse clumsy rude person; boor
- archaic.a countryman or rustic
verb
- to perform as a clown
- to play jokes or tricks
- to act foolishly
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɲԱ, noun
- ˈǷɲԾԱ, noun
- ˈǷɲԾ, adverb
- ˈǷɲԾ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Ƿɲi adjective
- Ƿɲi·ly adverb
- Ƿɲi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of clown1
Word History and Origins
Origin of clown1
Example Sentences
After all, it’s hard to be taken seriously when the “entire” Pentagon considers Hegseth a cable news clown with bad tattoos who wants to install a makeup room in the Pentagon.
This past summer, we gathered in New Rochelle and did double Dutch lessons, clowning classes and Pilates.
Remarkably, when Iris realizes that an emotional support certification would bar her building from evicting her, “The Friend” carefully avoids making Iris into one of these Upper West Side clowns.
It came naturally to someone who admits he was "always the class clown" at school, and enjoyed being the centre of attention.
"Why don't I become a circus clown?" he told a reporter in 2012.
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