Clown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rude or vulgar fool

a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪɪˌambəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪɪˌambəs/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntəbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clown around antic merry andrew goof buffoon goofball

Parts of Speech

noun	a rude or vulgar fool
noun	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
verb	act as or like a clown

Word Forms

clown	verb	act as or like a clown
goofy	adjective	ludicrous, foolish
goof	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
clown	noun	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
clowning	noun	a comic incident or series of incidents
antic	noun	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

payaso

un tonto grosero o vulgar

🇵🇹Portuguese

palhaço

um tolo rude ou vulgar

🇷🇺Russian

клоун

грубый или вульгарный дурак

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोकर

एक अशिष्ट या अशिष्ट मूर्ख

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লাউন

একটি অভদ্র বা অশ্লীল বোকা

🇮🇳Tamil

கோமாளி

ஒரு முரட்டுத்தனமான அல்லது மோசமான முட்டாள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విదూషకుడు

ఒక మొరటు లేదా అసభ్యకరమైన మూర్ఖుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

विदूषक

एक असभ्य किंवा असभ्य मूर्ख

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગલો

અસંસ્કારી અથવા અસંસ્કારી મૂર્ખ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಡಂಗಿ

ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ಖ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിദൂഷകൻ

ഒരു പരുഷമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അശ്ലീല വിഡ്ഢി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੋਕਰ

ਇੱਕ ਰੁੱਖਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਮੂਰਖ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسخرہ

ایک بدتمیز یا بے ہودہ احمق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小丑

粗鲁或粗俗的傻瓜

🇯🇵Japanese

ピエロ

失礼なまたは下品な愚か者

🇰🇷Korean

시골뜨기

무례하거나 저속한 바보

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thằng hề

một kẻ ngốc thô lỗ hoặc thô tục

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวตลก

คนโง่ที่หยาบคายหรือหยาบคาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

badut

orang bodoh yang kasar atau vulgar

🇵🇭Filipino

payaso

isang bastos o bulgar na tanga

🇲🇾Malay

badut

seorang yang kurang ajar atau bodoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بهلوان

أحمق وقح أو مبتذلة

🇮🇷Persian

دلقک

یک احمق بی ادب یا مبتذل

🇹🇷Turkish

palyaço

kaba veya kaba bir aptal

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֵיצָן

טיפש גס או וולגרי

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