Difference between Clown and Buffoon

What is the difference between Clown and Buffoon?

Clown as a noun is a performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig and who performs slapstick. while Buffoon as a noun is one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

Clown

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig and who performs slapstick. A person who acts in a silly fashion.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (also clown about (British) or clown around) To act in a silly fashion.

Example sentence: I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.

Buffoon

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To behave like a buffoon

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.An unintentionally ridiculous person.

We hope you now know whether to use Clown or Buffoon in your sentence.

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