fool

/fuːl/

noun

  1. 1

    A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

    “The village fool threw his own shoes down the well.”
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

  4. 4

    Buddy, dude, man.

  5. 5

    A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.

    “an apricot fool; a gooseberry fool”
  6. 6

    (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To trick; to deceive

  2. 2

    To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

adjective

  1. 1

    Foolish.

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