Buffoon

  • 21buffoon — buf|foon [ bə fun ] noun count someone who behaves in a stupid and annoying way ╾ buf|foon|er|y noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22buffoon — buf·foon || bÊŒ fuːn n. ludicrous figure, clown, fool, joker …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 23buffoon — [bə fu:n] noun a ridiculous but amusing person. Derivatives buffoonery noun (plural buffooneries). buffoonish adjective Origin C16: from Fr. bouffon, from Ital. buffone, from med. L. buffo clown …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24buffoon — n. Mountebank, harlequin, jester, droll, merry andrew, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, jack pudding, pickle herring …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 25buffoon — noun (C) old fashioned someone who does silly things that make you laugh buffoonery noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26buffoon — n jester, clown, fool, jokester; comedian, funnyman, wit, wag; mime, mimic, pantomimist, mummer; goliard, gracioso, pantaloon; acrobat, con tortioner, juggler. See fool (def.2) …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 27buffoon — buf·foon …

    English syllables

  • 28buffoon — buf•foon [[t]bəˈfun[/t]] n. 1) a person who amuses others by jokes, pranks, etc 2) a person given to coarse or offensive joking • Etymology: 1540–50; earlier buffon < F < It buffone=buff (expressive base) + one agent suffix buf•foon′er•y, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29buffoon — /bəˈfun / (say buh foohn) noun 1. someone who amuses others by tricks, odd gestures and postures, jokes, etc. 2. someone given to coarse or undignified joking. {French bouffon, from Italian buffone jester, from buffa a jest} –buffoonery… …

  • 30buffoon — n. 1 a jester; a mocker. 2 a stupid person. Derivatives: buffoonery n. buffoonish adj. Etymology: F bouffon f. It. buffone f. med.L buffo clown f. Rmc …

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