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clown
[kloun] 
–noun
| 1. | a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc. |
| 2. | a person who acts like a clown; comedian; joker; buffoon; jester. |
| 3. | a prankster; a practical joker. |
| 4. | Slang. a coarse, ill-bred person; a boor. |
| 5. | a peasant; rustic. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to act like a clown. |
Origin:
1555–65; earlier cloyne, clowne, perh. akin to ON klunni boor, Dan dial. klunds, Sw dial. klunn log
1555–65; earlier cloyne, clowne, perh. akin to ON klunni boor, Dan dial. klunds, Sw dial. klunn log
Related forms:
clownish, adjective
clown⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
clown⋅ish⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
3. lout, churl. 4. bumpkin.
3. lout, churl. 4. bumpkin.
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| clown (kloun) n.
[Of Scandinavian origin (akin to Icelandic klunni, clumsy person) or of Low German origin.] clown'ish adj., clown'ish·ly adv., clown'ish·ness n. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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