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goofball vs jester

jester vs goofball

goofball and jester both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
goofball Yes No No No
jester Yes No No No
As nouns, jester is a hyponym of goofball; that is, jester is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than goofball:
  • goofball: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  • jester: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Other hyponyms of goofball include harlequin, fool, motley fool, whiteface, zany.
goofball (noun) jester (noun)
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
Difference between goofball and jester

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