motley fool vs clown

motley fool and clown both are nouns.

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

As nouns, clown is a hypernym of motley fool; that is, clown 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
clown: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

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

motley fool (noun)	clown (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

motley fool (verb)	clown (verb)
	act as or like a clown