different between buffoon vs pierrot
buffoon
English
Etymology
From Middle French bouffon, from Italian buffone (“jester”), from buffare (“to puff out the cheeks”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German buffen ("to puff"; > German büffen), Old English pyffan (“to breathe out, blow with the mouth”). More at English puff.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??fu?n/
- Rhymes: -u?n
Noun
buffoon (plural buffoons)
- One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
- 1810, W. Melmoth (translator), Letters of Pliny
- To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic dances.
- 1810, W. Melmoth (translator), Letters of Pliny
- (derogatory) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
Usage notes
- In the United States the term most commonly refers to inappropriate, clownish figures on the public stage; here the behavior of a variety of public figures have caused them to be referred to as buffoons by their political opponents.
- In the United Kingdom the term is used more broadly, to refer to such people who are retained in popular regard but who nevertheless engender amusement with their pronouncements and acts.
Derived terms
- buffoonery
Translations
Verb
buffoon (third-person singular simple present buffoons, present participle buffooning, simple past and past participle buffooned)
- To behave like a buffoon
Translations
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pierrot
English
Noun
pierrot (plural pierrots)
- Alternative form of Pierrot
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Tarucus and Castalia, notable for white contrasting with brown or black on the underwings.
- (historical) An 18th-century women's low-cut basque with sleeves.
Anagrams
- preriot, pretoir
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pier?rot
Noun
pierrot m (plural pierrots, diminutive pierrotje n)
- A person dressed in a Pierrot costume
Italian
Noun
pierrot m (invariable)
- A person dressed in a Pierrot costume
Anagrams
- pretori, riporte
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