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a person who behaves in a silly way without thinking: [ as form of address ] You fool, you missed your chance! He's a fool if he thinks she still loves him. like a fool He said he would pay me back and like a fool, I believed him. feel like a fool I felt like a fool when I dropped my phone in the toilet.
noun. ˈfül. plural fools. Synonyms of fool. 1. : a person lacking in judgment or prudence. Only a fool would ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet. 2. a. : a retainer (see retainer entry 1 sense 1) formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble. b.
Synonyms for FOOLS: lunatics, nuts, idiots, geese, morons, simps, simpletons, losers; Antonyms of FOOLS: thinkers, sages, brains, geniuses, genii, nonfans, critics, detractors
The original fools were clowns hired by the king for entertainment. They were actually witty and smart, but today's fools are not. When you call someone a fool, you either mean he's gullible or just a run-of-the-mill idiot. To fool also means to play a trick or hoax on someone, and fooling around is carelessly spending time on something silly.
Fool is used to describe an action or person that is not at all sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. [mainly US, informal, disapproval] What a damn fool thing to do! What can that fool guard be thinking of? 3. verb B2. If someone fools you, they deceive or trick you. Art dealers fool a lot of people. [VERB noun]
a person who has been tricked or deceived into appearing or acting silly or stupid: to make a fool of someone. an ardent enthusiast who cannot resist an opportunity to indulge an enthusiasm: He's just a dancing fool. a weak-minded or idiotic person. verb (used with object) to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
Definition of fool noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: a person who lacks good sense or judgment : a stupid or silly person. those fools who ride motorcycles without wearing helmets. Only a fool would ask such a silly question. You'd be a fool to believe what he tells you. [+] more examples. A smart or clever person can be described as no fool or as nobody's fool.
A person whose behaviour suggests a lack of intelligence, common sense, or good judgement; a silly person, an idiot; (now often) a person who acts unwisely or imprudently on a particular occasion (usually predicative and often with dependent clause, as in I was a fool to agree ).
fool meaning, definition, what is fool: a stupid person or someone who has done ...: Learn more.
