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- [fool]
- /ful/
- /fuːl/
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- [fool]
- /ful/
Definitions of fool word
- verb with object fool to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him. 1
- verb without object fool to act like a fool; joke; play. 1
- verb without object fool to jest; pretend; make believe: I was only fooling. 1
- idioms fool be nobody's fool, to be wise or shrewd. 1
- noun fool A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person. 1
- noun fool idiot 1
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Origin of fool
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English fol, fool < Old French fol < Latin follis bellows, bag; cf. follis
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Parts of speech for Fool
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fool popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fool
noun fool
- ass — An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears.
- stooge — an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- idiot — Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person: If you think you can wear that outfit to a job interview and get hired, you're an idiot!
- sucker — a person or thing that sucks.
verb fool
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- dupe — duplicate.
- deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- hoodwink — to deceive or trick.
adjective fool
Antonyms for fool
noun fool
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- sage — Alain René [a-lan ruh-ney] /aˈlɛ̃ rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist.
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