buffoon
nounHow many syllables in buffoon?
There are 2 syllables in the word buffoon.How to pronounce buffoon:
Definition of buffoon:
- buffoon (noun):
- a rude or vulgar fool.
- a ludicrous figure clown
Synonyms for buffoon:
buffo
clown
comedian
fool
goof
goofball
harlequin
merry andrew
mime
muggins
saphead
tomfool
zany
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- preying
- ailen
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- roughage
- mangled
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- money
- hundreds
- carries
- midday
- papel
- devote
- Niamh
- squabble
- theelin
- restrict
- famish
- compact
- subtract
- wriggling
- tugged
- pellmell
- inapt
- inflect
- succinct
- unveil
- lustrous
- boaster
- eightieth
- vengeful
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- carafe
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- distend
- foray
- cower
- festive
- cupboard
- nobly
- lanky
- toady
- correr
- forswear
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