Buffoon vs. Clown — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Buffoon and Clown
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Buffoon
A clown; a jester
A court buffoon.
Clown
A clown is a person who wears a unique makeup-face and flamboyant costume, performing comedy in a state of open-mindedness (by reversing folkway-norms) all while using physical comedy.
Buffoon
A person given to clowning and joking.
Clown
A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up
A circus clown
Buffoon
A ludicrous or bumbling person; a fool.
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Clown
An unsophisticated country person; a rustic.
Buffoon
One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
Clown
Behave in a comical or playful way
Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog
Buffoon
(pejorative) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
Clown
A buffoon or jester who entertains by jokes, antics, and tricks in a circus, play, or other presentation.
Buffoon
To behave like a buffoon
Clown
One who jokes and plays tricks.
Buffoon
A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown; a merry-andrew.
Clown
A coarse, rude, vulgar person; a boor.
Buffoon
Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.
To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.
Clown
A peasant; a rustic.
Buffoon
To act the part of a buffoon.
Clown
To behave like a buffoon or jester.
Buffoon
To treat with buffoonery.
Clown
To perform as a buffoon or jester.
Buffoon
A rude or vulgar fool
Clown
To krump, especially in clown makeup.
Buffoon
A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
Clown
A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
Clown
A person who acts in a silly fashion.
He was regarded as the clown of the school, always playing pranks.
Clown
A stupid or badly-behaved person.
Clown
(obsolete) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
Clown
(obsolete) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.
Clown
A clownfish.
Clown
To act in a silly or playful fashion.
Clown
To ridicule.
Clown
A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor.
Clown
One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
The clown, the child of nature, without guile.
Clown
The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.
The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o'the sere.
Clown
To act as a clown; - with it.
Beshrew me, he clowns it properly indeed.
Clown
A rude or vulgar fool
Clown
A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
Clown
Act as or like a clown
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