motley fool vs goof

motley fool and goof both are nouns.

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

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

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

motley fool (noun)	goof (noun)
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

motley fool (verb)	goof (verb)
	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake