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buffone — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • antic noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  • buffoon noun Someone who acts in a silly, clownish way, or who behaves so foolishly that it's almost comical.
  • clown noun A comic performer, often in bright costume and makeup, known for slapstick and silly antics.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • joker noun A person who likes making jokes.

Senses

buffone is used for these senses in English:

  • antic A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
  • buffoon One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
  • clown A person who acts in a silly fashion.
  • 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).
  • joker A person who makes jokes.

antic — full definition

  1. noun A piece of foolish, playful or attention-seeking behaviour; usually used in the plural.
  2. adjective Grotesque or absurd in an oddly theatrical way.
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