buffoon, jester
behave like a buffoon, behave like a fool
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Clown Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Clown Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To act as a clown; -- with it.
To act as a clown; -- with it.
(n.)
The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.
The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.
(n.)
One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
(n.)
A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.
clown
\clown\, v. i. to act as a clown; -- with it. [obs.] beshrew me, he clowns it properly indeed. jonson.
clown
\clown\ (kloun), n. [cf. icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, north fries. kl?nne clown, dial. sw. klunn log, dan. klunt log, block, and e. clump, n.]
1. a man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor. sidney.
2. one who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl. the clown, the child of nature, without guile.
3. the fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc. the clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o'the sere.
Buach = n. a churl, a clown
Drel = n. clown
Gwrengyn = n. a surly clown
Noun
1. a rude or vulgar fool
(synonym) buffoon
(hypernym) fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool
(hyponym) Pantaloon
2. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
(synonym) buffoon, merry andrew
(hypernym) comedian, comic
(hyponym) harlequin
(derivation) clown around, antic
Verb
1. act as or like a clown
(synonym) clown around, antic
(hypernym) joke, jest
(derivation) buffoon, merry andrew
Clown Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Clown Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also developed, including theatre, television, and film clowns. Peter Berger writes that "It seems plausible that folly and fools, like religion and magic, meet some deeply rooted needs in human society". For this reason, clowning is often considered an important part of training as a physical performance discipline, partly because tricky subject matter can be dealt with, but also because it requires a high level of risk and play in the performer.
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