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- pronunciation:
- klaUn
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A clown is someone who wears funny clothes, does funny tricks, and paints his or her face to make people laugh.
I've never seen clowns in a circus, but I saw some in a parade on the Fourth of July.
- similar words:
- fool, mime
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| definition 2: |
When a person often acts silly to make people laugh, they are sometimes called a "clown."
Ryan and Kyle love being the clowns of the class. They are always having fun and making people laugh.- similar words:
- comic
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| related words: |
comedian |
| derivations: |
clownish (adj.), clownishly (adv.), clownishness (n.) |
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