fool
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English fōl (“fool”), from Old French fol (French fou (“mad”)) from Latin follis.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
fool (plural fools)
- (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
- (informal) Someone who very much likes something specified.
- 1975, Foghat, "Fool for the City" (song), Fool for the City (album):
- I'm a fool for the city.
- 1975, Foghat, "Fool for the City" (song), Fool for the City (album):
- (cooking) A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
- an apricot fool; a gooseberry fool
- (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck.
Synonyms [edit]
- (person with poor judgment): See also Wikisaurus:fool
- (person who entertained a sovereign): jester, joker
- (person who talks a lot of nonsense): gobshite
Translations [edit]
person with poor judgement or little intelligence
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person who entertained a sovereign
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Tarot card
Verb [edit]
fool (third-person singular simple present fools, present participle fooling, simple past and past participle fooled)
- To trick; to make a fool of someone.
- To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
- Dryden
- Is this a time for fooling?
- Dryden
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:deceive
Translations [edit]
to trick; to make a fool of someone
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Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from "fool"
References [edit]
- ^ fool in: T. F. Hoad, Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-19-283098-8
Middle English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
See English fool.
Noun [edit]
fool (plural fools)
Rohingya [edit]
Noun [edit]
fool