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- pronunciation:
- klaUn
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a comic performer, as in a circus, who wears odd clothes and exaggerated makeup and entertains by jokes, tricks, juggling, and the like.
My little boy likes the clowns more than the acrobats at the circus.
- similar words:
- fool, harlequin, humorist, jester, mime, pantomime
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| definition 2: |
a person who acts in a comical, prankish manner.
We loved him in school because he was always such a clown, making us laugh all the time.- synonyms:
- buffoon, comedian, cutup, farceur, jester, joker, wag, zany
- similar words:
- comic, harlequin, merry-andrew, prankster
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| definition 3: |
a crude, impolite, or oafish person.
Why did you insult her like that, you clown!- synonyms:
- boor, churl, lout
- similar words:
- brute, joker, oaf, yahoo
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| related words: |
ape, boor, comedian, half-wit, monkey, panic, yap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
clowns, clowning, clowned |
| definition: |
to perform as a clown or seek to amuse others through comical, prankish behavior (sometimes fol. by "around").
He's clowning with a European circus now.I never take him seriously because he's always clowning.Stop clowning around and get back to work.- synonyms:
- jest, joke
- similar words:
- fool, kid, wisecrack
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| related words: |
antic |
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| derivations: |
clownish (adj.), clownishly (adv.), clownishness (n.) |
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