Definitions for CLOWN
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clown, buffoonnoun

   a rude or vulgar fool

2. clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewverb

   a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

3. clown, clown around, anticverb

   act as or like a clown

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clownnoun

   A performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig and who performs slapstick.

2. clownnoun

   A person who acts in a silly fashion.

3. clownverb

   To act in a silly fashion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLOWNnoun

   Etymology: imagined by Stephen Skinner and Franciscus Junius to be contracted from colonus. It seems rather a Saxon word, corrupted from lown; loen, Dut. a word nearly of the same import.

   1. A rustick; a country fellow; a churl.

   He came out with all his clowns, horst upon cart-jades. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   The clowns, a boist’rous, rude, ungovern’d crew,
   With furious haste to the loud summons flew. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. A coarse ill-bred man.

   In youth a coxcomb, and in age a clown. Spectator.

   A country squire, represented with no other vice but that of being a clown, and having the provincial accent. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clown

   A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clown

   A clown is a performer, typically dressed in colorful and often exaggerated clothing, who uses physical comedy, clownish behavior, and slapstick humor to entertain an audience. Clowns often engage in silly and playful antics, often accompanied by jokes, tricks, and visual gags, to evoke laughter and amusement. They may also incorporate other elements such as juggling, balloon twisting, and face painting into their act.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clownnoun

   a man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor

2. Clownnoun

   one who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl

3. Clownnoun

   the fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc

4. Clownverb

   to act as a clown; -- with it

5. Etymology: [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, North Fries. klnne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clown

   Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the bizarre image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less bizarre styles have also developed, including theatre, television, and film clowns. Peter Berger writes that "It seems plausible that folly and fools, like religion and magic, meet some deeply rooted needs in human society". For this reason, clowning is often considered an important part of training as a physical performance discipline, partly because tricky subject matter can be dealt with, but also because it requires a high level of risk and play in the performer. The humour in clowning comes from the self-deprecating actions of the performer, rather than the audience laughing with the performer as is common with other forms of comedy. The term coulrophobia has been coined to describe those individuals who report a fear of clowns.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clown

   klown, n. a rustic or country-fellow: one with the rough manners of a countryman: an ill-bred fellow: a fool or buffoon.—ns. Clown′ery, a clown's performance; Clown′ing, acting the clown.—adj. Clown′ish, of or like a clown: coarse and awkward: rustic.—adv. Clown′ishly.—ns. Clown′ishness; Clown′ship. [Prob. conn. with Clod, and Clot.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLOWN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clown is ranked #153769 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Clown surname appeared 106 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Clown.
   
   91.5% or 97 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   5.6% or 6 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Fool

How to pronounce CLOWN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CLOWN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLOWN in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLOWN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of CLOWN in a Sentence

1. Richard Gaisford:

   One witness, part of a group involved in the trouble, explained to staff that things kicked off when another passenger appeared dressed as a clown.

2. Lee Rogers:

   I think everybody except for Trump is a complete clown.

3. Vargas Llosa:

   He is a danger to the United States, it is a country that is too important for the rest of the world to have in the White House a clown, a demagogue and a racist like Mr Trump.

4. Deborah Perruzza:

   He was a clown. The nuns [at his school] would call me and say, Joes at it again, he was a clown with everyone.

5. Bill Barr:

   You know, you only have five weeks, Mr. President, after an election to make legal challenges, this would have taken a crackerjack team with a really coherent and disciplined strategy. Instead, you have a clown show. No self-respecting lawyer is going anywhere near it. It's just a joke. That's why you are where you are.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CLOWN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clown
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CLOWN
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CLOWN
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CLOWN
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CLOWN
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html