Buffoon

[bə'fuːn] or [bə'fun]

Definition

(n.) 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.

(a.) Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon.

(v. i.) To act the part of a buffoon.

(v. t.) To treat with buffoonery.

Checker: Paulette

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, merry Andrew, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.

Typist: Marvin

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Wag, clown, jester

ANT:Wit, genius, philosopher, pedant, visionary, dissembler, prig, enthusiast,hypocrite

Typed by Hannah

Definition

n. one who amuses by jests grimaces &c.: a clown: a fool.—ns. Buff′o the comic actor in an opera; Buffoon′ery the practices of a buffoon; ludicrous or vulgar jesting.

Edited by Barbie