clowns
Meaning of clowns
plural noun
- a comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
a circus clown
- an unsophisticated country person; a rustic.
- behave in a comical or playful way.
Harvey clowned around pretending to be a dog
mid 16th century (in clown (sense 2 of the noun)): perhaps of Low German origin.
Information about clowns
- The singular form of clowns is: clown.
- Languages in which clowns is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of clowns
clowns
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- clowns is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
clowns synonyms
Meaning a stock male character in French pantomime, with a sad white-painted face, a loose white costume, and a pointed hat:
Meaning a person who is or thinks themselves to be amusing or entertaining:
Meaning a professional joker or ‘fool’ at a medieval court, typically wearing a cap with bells on it and carrying a mock sceptre:
Meaning a jester or clown, especially one retained in a royal or noble household:
Meaning a zany person:
Meaning a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume:
Meaning another name for punch4 (sense 1 of the noun):
Meaning make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly:
Meaning speak in a joking way:
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