buffoon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bəˈfuːn/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle French bouffon, from Italian buffone (“jester”), from buffare (“to puff out the cheeks”), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Middle High German buffen ("to puff"; > German büffen), Old English pyffan (“to breathe out, blow with the mouth”). More at English puff.
Meanings
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One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.
1810, W. Melmoth, transl., Letters of Pliny:
- (derogatory) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buffoons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
buffoonish · buffoonry · buffoonesque · buffoonly · buffoonlike · buffonize · buffoonism · buffoonic · buffoonery
Descendants
Translations (66)
fi mäntti (unintentionally ridiculous person) · pdt Noa (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · de Kasper (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · fi narri (unintentionally ridiculous person) · es bufón (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · cs šašek (unintentionally ridiculous person) · fi ilveilijä (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · bg шут (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · izh petruška (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ru буффо́н (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ga drúth (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · fr bouffon (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ga miodhlach (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · nl sufferd (unintentionally ridiculous person) · de Hanswurst (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · gl bufón (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ga abhlóir (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ru скоморо́х (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · fi pelle (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · sv fjant (unintentionally ridiculous person) · fi narri (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · sv pajas (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · mi heahea (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · cs klaun (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · be бла́зан (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · bg паля́чо (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · de Närrin (unintentionally ridiculous person) · hu ripacs (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · pl błazen (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · sv pajas (unintentionally ridiculous person) · ru шут (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ur مَسْخَرا (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · uk кло́ун (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · fa-ira مَسْخَرِه (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · nl clown (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ga óinmhid (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ar مُهَرِّج (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · mk шут (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · it pagliaccio (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ota میمون (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · hu pojáca (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · hi भाँड (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · de Narr (unintentionally ridiculous person) · mk палја́чо (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · eo bufono (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ru пая́ц (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · fa-ira شوت (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ur مَسْخَرَہ (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · uk бла́зень (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · cs kašpar (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · scn buffuni (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · cmn 小丑 (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ga fuirseoir (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · pl pajac (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · pt palhaço (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ro bufon (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · pt bufão (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · cs šašek (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · gl alvardán (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · cs kašpar (unintentionally ridiculous person) · cmn 活寶 /活宝 (unintentionally ridiculous person) · ur بھانْڈ (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · hi मसख़रा (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · it buffone (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · grc γελωτοποιός (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) · ru фигля́р (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion)