clown (redirected from clowns)

clown  (kloun)

n.

1.

a. A buffoon or jester who entertains by jokes, antics, and tricks in a circus, play, or other presentation.

b. One who jokes and plays tricks.

2. A coarse, rude, vulgar person; a boor.

3. A peasant; a rustic.

intr.v. clowned, clown·ing, clowns

1. To behave like a buffoon or jester.

2. To perform as a buffoon or jester.

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[Of Scandinavian origin (akin to Icelandic klunni, clumsy person) or of Low German origin.]

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clownish adj.

clownish·ly adv.

clownish·ness n.

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clown

Noun

1. a comic entertainer, usually bizarrely dressed and made up, appearing in the circus

2. an amusing person

3. a clumsy rude person

Verb

1. to behave foolishly

2. to perform as a clown [origin unknown]

clownish adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clown - a rude or vulgar fool                 buffoon fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment
	2.	clown - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior merry andrew, buffoon, 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
Verb	1.	clown - act as or like a clown               antic, clown around jest, joke - act in a funny or teasing way

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clown

noun 1. comedian, fool, harlequin, jester, buffoon, pierrot, dolt

noun 2. joker, comic, prankster

noun 3. fool, dope (informal) jerk (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. idiot, ass, berk Brit. (slang) prat (slang) moron, twit (informal), chiefly Brit. imbecile (informal) ignoramus, jackass, dolt, blockhead, ninny, putz U.S. (slang) eejit Scot., Irish doofus (slang), chiefly U.S. dorba or dorb Austral. (slang) bogan Austral. (slang) lamebrain (informal) numbskull or numskull

verb 4. (usually with around) play the fool, mess about, jest, act the fool, act the goat, play the goat

Translations

clown [klaun] n → payaso

vi (also: clown about) (also: clown around) → hacer el payaso

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clown [klaun] n → clown m

vi (also: clown about) (also: clown around) → faire le clown

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clown [klaun] n → Clown m

vi (also: clown about, clown around) → herumblödeln, herumkaspern

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clown [klaun] n → pagliaccio

vi (also: clown about) (also: clown around) → fare il pagliaccio

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clown

n clown [klaun]

1 a person who works in a circus, performing funny acts (usually ridiculously dressed). hanswors مُهَرِّج клоун klaun klovn der Clown παλιάτσος, κλόουν payaso kloun دلقک klovni clown מוּקיוֹן जोकर klaun bohóc badut trúður clown, pagliaccio 道化役者 광대 klounas klauns badut clown klovn klown palhaço clovn клоун klaun klovn klovn clown, pajas ตัวตลก soytarı (馬戲)小醜 клоун سرکس میں کرتب دکھانے والا anh hề （马戏）小丑

2 any person who behaves ridiculously. grapmaker بَهْلول، مُضْحِك палячо šašek, kašpar klovn; nar der Hanswurst καραγκιόζης (μτφ.) payaso tola آدم لوده pelle clown לֵיצָן मूर्ख klaun, lakrdijaš faragatlan ember badut fífl, trúður buffone 道化者 우스꽝스러운 사람, 교양 없는 사람 komiškas žmogus āksts berperangai macam badut clown bajas, klovn pajac palhaço clovn шут šašo pavliha lakrdijaš pajas, tölp คนเซ่อซ่า soytarı gibi kimse 醜角 блазень مزاحیہ حرکات کرنے والا người quê mùa 丑角

v

to behave ridiculously Stop clowning. hansworsery يُهَرِّج، يَتَصَرَّف كالمُهَرِّج правя се на шут chovat se jako šašek spille klovn kaspern κάνω τον καραγκιόζη, φέρομαι γελοία hacer el payaso veiderdama لودگی کردن؛ مسخرگی کردن pelleillä faire le clown לְהִשתָטוֹת मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करना ponašati se kao klaun bohóckodik membadut fíflast fare il clown/pagliaccio おどける 익살부리다 juokus krėsti, kvailioti ākstīties jangan melawak lagi de clown spelen klovne, spille bajas, gjøre seg til latter błaznować fazer palhaçadas a face pe clovnul дурачиться robiť šašoviny uganjati neumnosti izmotavati se spela pajas, larva sig แสดงเป็นตัวตลก sululuk etmek, şaklabanlık yapmak 扮小醜 блазнювати مزاحیہ حرکات کرنا làm hề 扮小丑

adj clownish

lomp تَهْريجي، كالبَهْلول палячовски šaškovský naragtig; tåbelig närrisch γελοίος, κλοουνίστικος bufonesco klounilik دلقک وار klovnimainen bouffon הִשתָטוּת मूर्खतापूर्ण poput kaluna bohóckodó seperti badut fíflalegur, klaufskur da pagliaccio こっけいな 우스꽝스러운, 촌뜨기 같은 juokdariškas, komiškas ākstīgs suka melawak clownesk klovnaktig błazeński apalhaçado de clovn шутовской šašovský burkast klovnovski clownaktig, tölpaktig ที่ตลก soytarı gibi 醜角(般)的,滑稽的 клоунський; блазенський مزاحیہ حرکات کرنے والوں کی طرح như hề 丑角（般）的,滑稽的