goofball

English Thesaurus

1. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior (noun.person)

hypernym	:	comedian, comic,
definition	:	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts (noun.person)

hyponym	:	harlequin,
definition	:	a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	fool, jester, motley fool,
definition	:	a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages (noun.person)

hyponym	:	whiteface,
definition	:	a clown whose face is covered with white make-up (noun.person)

hyponym	:	zany,
definition	:	a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	emmett kelly, kelly, weary willie,
definition	:	United States circus clown (1898-1979) (noun.person)

2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool (noun.person)

hypernym	:	fool, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool,
definition	:	a person who lacks good judgment (noun.person)

3. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior (noun.person)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin,
definition	:	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)

derivation	:	cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany,
definition	:	ludicrous, foolish (adj.all)

4. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool (noun.person)

derivation	:	blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin,
definition	:	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)

derivation	:	anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky,
definition	:	having or revealing stupidity (adj.all)

derivation	:	buffoonish, clownish, clownlike, zany,
definition	:	like a clown (adj.all)

derivation	:	cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany,
definition	:	ludicrous, foolish (adj.all)

5. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior (noun.person)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin,
definition	:	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)

derivation	:	cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany,
definition	:	ludicrous, foolish (adj.all)

6. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool (noun.person)

derivation	:	blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin,
definition	:	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake (verb.social)

derivation	:	anserine, dopey, dopy, foolish, gooselike, goosey, goosy, jerky,
definition	:	having or revealing stupidity (adj.all)

derivation	:	buffoonish, clownish, clownlike, zany,
definition	:	like a clown (adj.all)

derivation	:	cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany,
definition	:	ludicrous, foolish (adj.all)