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(bʌfuːn)

Word forms: plural buffoons

countable noun

If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.

[old-fashioned, disapproval]

...the man once dismissed by the West as a drunken buffoon.

Synonyms: clown, fool, comic, comedian More Synonyms of buffoon

buffoon in British English

(bəˈfuːn)

noun

a person who amuses others by ridiculous or odd behaviour, jokes, etc

a foolish person

Derived forms

buffoonery (bufˈfoonery)

noun

Word origin

C16: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin būfō, from Latin: toad

buffoon in American English

(bəˈfun)

noun

a person who is always clowning and trying to be funny; clown

Derived forms

buffoonery (bufˈfoonery)

noun

buffoonish (bufˈfoonish)

adjective

Word origin

Fr bouffon < It buffone, jester < buffare, to jest, puff: of echoic orig.

Examples of 'buffoon' in a sentence
buffoon

It shows that this man is a buffoon.There is no need to play the buffoon.Yesterday he sounded an incompetent buffoon.The man is a buffoon.

(noun) in the sense of clown

Definition

a person who amuses others by silly behaviour

a drunken buffoon

Synonyms

clown

a classic circus clown with a big red nose and baggy suit

fool

Every good court has its resident fool.

comic

At that time he was still a penniless, unknown comic.

comedian

After a career as a comedian, he turned to serious drama.

wag

My dad's always been a bit of a wag.

joker

He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.

jester

He is the class jester writ large.

dag (New Zealand, informal)

He does all these great impersonations – he's such a dag.

harlequin

droll

silly billy (informal)

joculator or (fem.) joculatrix

merry-andrew

Additional synonyms

in the sense of comedian

Definition

a person who performs in comedy

After a career as a comedian, he turned to serious drama.

Synonyms

comic,

laugh (informal),

wit,

clown,

funny man,

humorist,

wag,

joker,

jester,

dag (New Zealand, informal),

card (informal),

joculator or (fem.) joculatrix

in the sense of comic

Definition

a comedian

At that time he was still a penniless, unknown comic.

Synonyms

comedian,

funny man,

humorist,

wit,

clown,

wag,

jester,

dag (New Zealand, informal),

buffoon,

joculator or (fem.) joculatrix

in the sense of dag

Definition

an amusing person

He does all these great impersonations – he's such a dag.

Synonyms

joker,

comic,

wag,

wit,

comedian,

clown,

kidder (informal),

jester,

humorist,

prankster

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单词	buffoon
释义	Trends of buffoon View usage for: buffoon (bʌfuːn) Word forms: plural buffoons countable noun If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things. [old-fashioned, disapproval] ...the man once dismissed by the West as a drunken buffoon. Synonyms: clown, fool, comic, comedian More Synonyms of buffoon buffoon in British English (bəˈfuːn) noun 1. a person who amuses others by ridiculous or odd behaviour, jokes, etc 2. a foolish person Derived forms buffoonery (bufˈfoonery) noun Word origin C16: from French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin būfō, from Latin: toad buffoon in American English (bəˈfun) noun a person who is always clowning and trying to be funny; clown Derived forms buffoonery (bufˈfoonery) noun buffoonish (bufˈfoonish) adjective Word origin Fr bouffon < It buffone, jester < buffare, to jest, puff: of echoic orig. Examples of 'buffoon' in a sentence buffoon It shows that this man is a buffoon. The Sun (2012) There is no need to play the buffoon. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Yesterday he sounded an incompetent buffoon. The Sun (2012) The man is a buffoon. The Sun (2015) (noun) in the sense of clown Definition a person who amuses others by silly behaviour a drunken buffoon Synonyms clown a classic circus clown with a big red nose and baggy suit fool Every good court has its resident fool. comic At that time he was still a penniless, unknown comic. comedian After a career as a comedian, he turned to serious drama. wag My dad's always been a bit of a wag. joker He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun. jester He is the class jester writ large. dag (New Zealand, informal) He does all these great impersonations – he's such a dag. harlequin droll silly billy (informal) joculator or (fem.) joculatrix merry-andrew Additional synonyms in the sense of comedian Definition a person who performs in comedy After a career as a comedian, he turned to serious drama. Synonyms comic, laugh (informal), wit, clown, funny man, humorist, wag, joker, jester, dag (New Zealand, informal), card (informal), joculator or (fem.) joculatrix in the sense of comic Definition a comedian At that time he was still a penniless, unknown comic. Synonyms comedian, funny man, humorist, wit, clown, wag, jester, dag (New Zealand, informal), buffoon, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix in the sense of dag Definition an amusing person He does all these great impersonations – he's such a dag. Synonyms joker, comic, wag, wit, comedian, clown, kidder (informal), jester, humorist, prankster Nearby words of buffoon buffalo buffer buffet buffoon buffoonery bug bugbear Synonyms of 'buffoon' buffoon Explore 'buffoon' in the dictionary
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