What does clown mean?
Definitions for clown
klaʊnclown
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word clown.
Princeton's WordNet
clown, buffoonnoun
a rude or vulgar fool
clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewverb
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
clown, clown around, anticverb
act as or like a clown
Wiktionary
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.
clownnoun
A person who acts in a silly fashion.
clownverb
To act in a silly fashion.
Webster Dictionary
Clownnoun
a man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor
Etymology: [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, North Fries. klnne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]
Clownnoun
one who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl
Etymology: [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, North Fries. klnne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]
Clownnoun
the fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc
Etymology: [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, North Fries. klnne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]
Clownverb
to act as a clown; -- with it
Etymology: [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish fellow, North Fries. klnne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log, Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of clown in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of clown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of clown in a Sentence
He was a clown. The nuns [at his school] would call me and say, Joes at it again, he was a clown with everyone.
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.
You know, we all saw what the clown car looked like in 2012. And it looks like in 2016, we`re going to have a clown SUV.
For those asking, this is my response to West Virginia Roy Moore :' This clown is a walking, talking case study for the limitation of a prison's ability to rehabilitate,'.
What a backwards world we live in where the media didn't [care] about police officers getting killed and businesses torched, but they lionize a response in which a female protester was shot dead, point-blank, imagine if she was BLM -- how would this turn out differently? Just think about that. That's why this is a circus; a clown show, and I don't buy the fake tears.
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- nar, paljas, harlekynAfrikaans
- مهرجArabic
- oyunbazAzerbaijani
- клоўнBelarusian
- клоун, палячо, шутBulgarian
- pallassoCatalan, Valencian
- klaunCzech
- klovnDanish
- Trottel, ClownGerman
- κλόουν, γελωτοποιός, τζουτζές, καραγκιόζης, παλιάτσοςGreek
- klaŭnoEsperanto
- payasa, payasoSpanish
- دلقکPersian
- klovni, pelleFinnish
- klovnur, íspegilFaroese
- bouffon, clownFrench
- pallasoGalician
- ליצן, ליצניתHebrew
- bohócHungarian
- ծաղրածուArmenian
- badutIndonesian
- klaunoIdo
- buffone, pagliaccioItalian
- ピエロ, 道化, 道化師Japanese
- 피에로, 어릿광대, 광대Korean
- CorydonLatin
- klaunsLatvian
- кловн, палјачоMacedonian
- കോമാളിMalayalam
- जोकरMarathi
- badutMalay
- clownDutch
- klovnNorwegian
- pajac, klaun, klownPolish
- palhaçoPortuguese
- bufon, neghiob, clovn, paiață, claun, cretin, imbecilRomanian
- шут, клоун, паяцRussian
- klovn, клаун, кловн, klaunSerbo-Croatian
- klaunSlovak
- klovn, klovnesaSlovene
- kllounAlbanian
- clown, pajasSwedish
- mcheshiSwahili
- கோமாளிTamil
- payasoTagalog
- palyaçoTurkish
- клоунUkrainian
- פּאַיאַץYiddish
- 小丑Chinese
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