Harlequin

What do we mean by harlequin?

A conventional buffoon of the commedia dell'arte, traditionally presented in a mask and parti-colored tights. noun

A clown; a buffoon. noun

Having a pattern of brightly colored diamond shapes. adjective

To play the droll; make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

To remove as if by a harlequin's trick; conjure away.

In early Italian and later in French comedy, the buffoon or clown, one of the regular character-types. noun

Hence A buffoon in general; a fantastic fellow; a droll. noun

In entomology, the magpie-moth, Abraxas grossulariata. noun

The Oriental or noble opal. noun

Party-colored; extremely or fantastically variegated in color: specifically applied in zoölogy to sundry animals.

Differing in color or decoration; fancifully varied, as a set of dishes. See harlequin service, below.

A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy. noun

An Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots. noun

A very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antennæ. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. noun

See Calicoback. noun

The larva of an American bombycid moth (Euchætes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. noun

A North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. noun

See Magpie Moth. noun

See Opal. noun

See harlequin snake in the vocabulary. noun

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in checkered colorful clothes.

A greenish-chartreuse color.

A harlequin duck.

Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.

Words that are spelled similarly to harlequin:
harlequin, arlequin, harlequins, alequin, harlekin.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word harlequin:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe harlequin:
poor, famous, little, old, celebrated, ancient, female, agile, ubiquitous, italian, only, rival, favorite, spangled, happy, favourite, french, familiar, best, future, dear, modern, perfect, rate, russian, awkward, top, popular, poetical, male, triple, mute, lithest, excellent, gaudiest, famed, intellectual, greatest, plainest, amateur, athletic, admirable, sprightly, plaguey, harmless, mere, brained, clown, commonplace, bloated, brave, stupidest, wooden, less, fat, genteel, coloured, prettiest, speaking, charming, jealous, funny, dead, elastic, known, phrenological, motley, protean, looking, saucy, retail, successful, atlantic, thorough, dignified, haggard, czech, roguish, veritable.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective harlequin:
duck, bug, horace, change, books, fetus, presents, romance, superromance, enterprises, bats, snake, jacket, syndrome, changes, foetus, count, opal, deucalion, intrigue, steps, quail, farce, sign, temptation, frenchmen, show, phenomenon, midges, table, collector, guides, supports, color, waves, player, costume, pantomime, plot, caterpillar, riding, service, loves.

Words that sound like harlequin:
harlequin, harley quinn, harlequins, harlekin, arlequin, harlequinade, harlingen, holloween, polokwane, horrigan, halloween, haloween, harken, hearken, harlan, holy one, hallowe'en, hard won, harlock, halakha.