Word Explorer

Fool's errand

A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.

📖 Definitions of "Fool's errand"

noun
  1. 1

    A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.

  2. 2

    Such an undertaking, assigned as a prank.

Translate “Fool's errand” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

Home/Dictionary/Fool's errand