clown

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: kloun, IPA: /klaʊn/, SAMPA: /klaUn/
• Rhymes: -aʊn

[edit] Noun

clown (plural clowns)

1. 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.
2. A person who acts in a silly fashion.

[edit] Synonyms

• (performance artist working in a circus):
• (person who acts in a silly fashion): buffoon, fool

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to clown (third-person singular simple present clowns, present participle clowning, simple past and past participle clowned)

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

[edit] Derived terms

• clown doctor
• clownfish
• clownish

[edit] See also

• coulrophobia
• jester
• jackpudding

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /klun/, SAMPA: /klun/
• Homophones: clowns

[edit] Noun

clown m. (plural clowns)

1. clown (performer)
2. clown (person who acts in a comic way)

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[edit] Italian

Wikipedia ^it

[edit] Noun

clown m. inv.

1. clown (artist)

[edit] Synonyms

• pagliaccio

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for clown	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	clown	clownen	clowner	clownerna
Possessive form	clowns	clownens	clowners	clownernas

clown c.

1. clown

[edit] Derived terms

• clownfisk