fool
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1.4
- noun
- /fuːl/
- Offensive
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- He acted like a fool by trusting the stranger he met online.
- make a fool of someone
- playing the fool
- fool's errand
That's why that's saying don't suffer fools is a good one.
- That's why that's saying don't suffer fools is a good one.
- And I could kind of pursue this fool's errand for a bit.
- You get fools like that in charge.
- And actually anyway, we're fools to make war on our brothers in arms.
- We we said that Piers Morgan was a fool on it and Piers got upset.
- And these people were by no means fools or, or, or.
Examples
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I'm not gonna make a fool of myself in front of all these folks.
Fiction book (1990) -
What kind of fool calls himself that?
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So I will see you tomorrow, and you will see this fool tomorrow.
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Now, you guys are trying to make a fool out of me.
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Because he'll make a fool of you, same as he did his first wife, poor lady.
Fiction book (1990) -
Maybe I'm just a fool trying to be nice.
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Now it is my turn to ask these fools questions about me.
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Don's father had no opinion except that Don was a fool for getting into this situation.
Fiction book (1990) -
Your granddad was no fool.
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If she'll take the job, you'd be a fool not to hire her.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.2
A person who acts very stupidly, used as an insult
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7.0
A person who is easily tricked
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6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
86
8.3
A person who is easily tricked or treated unfairly
49
8.6
A person who is easily tricked and blamed by others
48
9.1
A person who is easily fooled or has poor judgment
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8.8
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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1.1
A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices
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8.2
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
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8.2
A person who acts very stupidly or recklessly
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7.0
A person who is easily tricked into believing false things
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9.3
A person who is easily tricked or cheated
1
9.9
A person who is foolish and easily tricked
1
9.9
A person who is easily tricked and used by others
1
9.1
A person who is easily fooled and trusts others too much
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9.9
A person who trusts others too easily and gets tricked
1
9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
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9.9
A person who acts silly and does not think carefully
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9.9
A person who is easily tricked and believes things without checking
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9.9
An old word for a person who is easily tricked
A person who acts like a fool and makes poor decisions
A person who easily agrees and can be taken advantage of
A person who behaves carelessly and speaks without thinking
A person who is not very smart
A person who trusts others and falls for tricks easily
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fool comes from the Latin word follis, which meant 'bag' or 'bellows' and gave the idea of being 'full of air' or 'empty inside'. So a fool is someone seen as 'full of hot air' with little sense, which matches the modern meaning of a person who behaves unwisely.