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fool

/fuːl/

noun

Meaning

  • A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

    "The village fool threw his own shoes down the well."

  • A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

  • Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

  • Buddy, dude, man.

  • 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, representing a jester.

Synonyms

jester,
joker,
gobshite

verb

Meaning

  • To trick; to deceive

  • To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

adjective

Meaning

  • Foolish.