buffoon

buf·foon  (b-fn)

n.

1. A clown; a jester: a court buffoon.

2. A person given to clowning and joking.

3. A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.

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[French bouffon, from Old Italian buffone, from buffa, jest, from buffare, to puff, of imitative origin.]

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buf·fooner·y (b-fn-r) n.

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buffoon

Noun

a person who amuses others by silly behaviour [Latin bufo toad]

buffoonery n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buffoon - a rude or vulgar fool                 clown fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
	2.	buffoon - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior merry andrew, clown, goof, goofball comedian, comic - a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts harlequin - a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) jester, motley fool, 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; imitates others for ludicrous effect

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buffoon

noun clown, fool, comic, comedian, wag, joker, jester, dag N.Z. (informal) harlequin, droll, silly billy (informal) joculator or (fem.) joculatrix

Translations

buffoon [bəˈfuːn] n → bufón m

buffoon [bəˈfuːn] n → buffon m, pitre m

buffoon [bəˈfuːn] n → Clown m

buffoon [bəˈfuːn] n → buffone m