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- Dictionaryharlequin/ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn/
noun
- 1. a mute character in traditional pantomime, typically masked and dressed in a diamond-patterned costume.
- 2. a small duck of fast-flowing streams around the Arctic and North Pacific, the male having mainly grey-blue plumage with bold white markings.
adjective
- 1. in varied colours; variegated.
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Harlequin is a character in comedy and pantomime with a shaved head, masked face, variegated tights, and wooden sword. It is also a pattern of usually diamond-shaped figures of different colors. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, examples, and history.
Harlequin (/ ˈhɑːrləkwɪn /, Italian: Arlecchino, Italian: [arlekˈkiːno]; Lombard: Arlechin, Lombard: [arleˈki]) is the best-known of the comic servant characters (Zanni) from the Italian commedia dell'arte, associated with the city of Bergamo.
Harlequin is a noun or adjective that refers to a comic character in theater, a snake with diamond-pattern scales, or something varied in color. Learn the word history, usage, and synonyms of harlequin from Dictionary.com.
Harlequin is a humorous character in plays at the theatre, especially in the past, who wears brightly coloured clothes with a diamond pattern. Learn more about the origin, pronunciation and translations of this word.
Harlequin is a humorous character in some traditional plays, who wears special brightly coloured clothes with a diamond pattern. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, grammar and usage notes from Oxford University Press.
Harlequin is a word that can refer to a comic character in the commedia dell'arte, a clown, or a pattern of brightly colored diamond shapes. Learn more about its origin, usage, and synonyms from various dictionaries and sources.
Harlequin can be an adjective meaning multicolored or a noun referring to a comic character in theatre or a snake with diamond-pattern scales. Learn more about its origin, usage and related words.
