I . n.
1.
Jester ( by profession ), buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, punch, punchinello, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, jack-pudding, merryandrew, pickle-herring.
2.
Farce, comic show.
II . a.
1.
Comic, comical, funny, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, ridiculous.
2.
Odd, queer, facetious, waggish, amusing, diverting.
III . v. n.
Jest, act the buffoon, play the ~.