clown

1. 1.

   act as or like a clown

   Synonymsclown aroundantic

   Broaderjoke

Other forms of clown

plural

clowns·

past tense

clowned·

present participle

clowning·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about clown

What does clown mean?

clown means "a rude or vulgar fool". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in clown?

clown has 1 syllable: clown. In IPA it is /ˈklaʊn/.

What is another word for clown?

Close synonyms include buffoon, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clown a common word?

clown is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.