Dunce vs Clown - What's the difference?
dunce | clown | Related terms |
One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.
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.
(UK) A stupid person.
(obsolete) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
(obsolete) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
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As nouns the difference between dunce and clown
is that dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt while clown 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.As a verb clown is
to act in a silly fashion.dunce
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clown
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(wikipedia clown) (en noun)- (Sir Philip Sidney)
- The clown , the child of nature, without guile.