Hydrophobic vs Clown - What's the difference?
hydrophobic | clown |
Of, or having hydrophobia (rabies).
(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb, or be wetted by water.
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 an adjective hydrophobic
is of, or having hydrophobia (rabies).As a noun 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.hydrophobic
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* (lacking an affinity for water) superhydrophobicAntonyms
* (lacking an affinity for water) hydrophilicclown
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(wikipedia clown) (en noun)- (Sir Philip Sidney)
- The clown , the child of nature, without guile.