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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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The meaning of HARLEQUIN is a character in comedy and pantomime with a shaved head, masked face, variegated tights, and wooden sword. History of Harlequin
Harlequin. 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 definition: 1. a humorous character in plays at the theatre, especially in the past, who wears brightly…. Learn more.
A harlequin is a classic comic pantomime character. In traditional pantomime, a comic performance with silent actors, a harlequin is a funny character who wears a mask and a distinctive diamond-patterned costume. The word harlequin sometimes describes bright, many-colored colored things, like a harlequin circus tent.
Harlequin definition: a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.. See examples of HARLEQUIN used in a sentence.
noun. 1.(sometimes capital) theatre. a stock comic character originating in the commedia dell'arte; the foppish lover of Columbine in the English harlequinade.
Definition of Harlequin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
