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Plural of clown

regular plural

The plural of clown is clowns.

Forms of clown

Singularclown /ˈklaʊ̯n/
Pluralclowns /klaʊnz/
Countablecountable

Clowns in a sentence

  • While the tomato clownfish Amphiprion frenatus has been spawned in captivity, wild-caught tomato clowns are more often seen for sale.2006, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, volume 54, numbers 5-8, page 32
  • Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.From the entry whiteface
  • A group of clowns headed the procession.From the entry head
  • Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.From the entry fit
  • The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.From the entry change

Meaning of clown

  1. noun A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
  2. noun A person who acts in a silly fashion.
  3. noun A stupid person.

Full definition of clown

Questions about the plural of clown

What is the plural of clown?
The plural of clown is clowns.
Is clown countable?
Clown is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clown (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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