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Definitions for Buffoon

[1] a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc.
[2] a person given to coarse or undignified joking.
[3] a person who amuses others by ridiculous or odd behaviour, jokes, etc
[4] a foolish person

Words related to Buffoon

clown, fool, harlequin, jester, joker, wag, zany, antic, comedian, comic, bozo, droll, merry-andrew

Words nearby Buffoon

buffeting, buffett, bufflehead, buffo, buffon, buffoon, buffs, buffy, buffy coat, bufotalin, bufotenine

Origin of Buffoon

1540–50; earlier buffon < French < Italian buffone, equivalent to buff- (expressive base; compare buffa puff of breath, buffare to puff, puff up one's checks) + -one agent suffix ≪ Latin -ō, accusative -ōnem

Other words from Buffoon

buf·foon·er·y [buh -foo -nuh -ree] /bəˈfu nə ri/ , noun
buf·foon·ish , adjective

Word origin for Buffoon

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

Synonyms for Buffoon

clown, antic, bozo, comedian, comic, fool, harlequin, jester, joker, wag, zany, droll, merry-andrew