motley fool vs buffoon

motley fool and buffoon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motley fool	Yes	No	No	No
buffoon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, buffoon is a hypernym of motley fool; that is, buffoon is a word with a broader meaning than motley fool:

motley fool: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
buffoon: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Other hypernyms of motley fool include clown, goof, goofball, merry andrew.

motley fool (noun)	buffoon (noun)
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
	a rude or vulgar fool