Narr — meaning in English
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English meaning
- booby noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
- buffoon noun Someone who acts in a silly, clownish way, or who behaves so foolishly that it's almost comical.
- fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
- idiot noun A foolish or stupid person, or someone who makes a very poor decision.
- jester noun Historically, an entertainer employed by a royal or noble court to amuse people with jokes, music, and clowning.
Senses
Narr is used for these senses in English:
- booby A stupid person.
- buffoon (pejorative) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
- court jester A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
- fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fool (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
- idiot (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
- jester One who jests, jokes or teases.
booby — full definition
- noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
- noun A large tropical seabird related to gannets, once thought clumsy on land.