Synonyms of the word

jester

• n. One who jests, jokes or mocks.
• n. A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

buffoon

• n. One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
• n. (pejorative) An unintentionally ridiculous person.
• v. To behave like a buffoon.

clown

• n. A performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing,…
• n. A person who acts in a silly fashion.
• n. (Britain) A stupid person.
• n. (obsolete) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
• n. (obsolete) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
• v. (intransitive) To act in a silly or playful fashion.

fool

• n. (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
• n. (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
• n. (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
• n. (slang) Buddy, dude, person.
• n. (cooking) A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
• n. (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck.
• v. To trick; to make a fool of someone.
• v. To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.