fool (f l)n. 1. One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding. 2. One who acts unwisely on a given occasion: I was a fool to have quit my job. 3. One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe: They made a fool of me by pretending I had won. 4. Informal A person with a talent or enthusiasm for a certain activity: a dancing fool; a fool for skiing. 5. A member of a royal or noble household who provided entertainment, as with jokes or antics; a jester. 6. One who subverts convention or orthodoxy or varies from social conformity in order to reveal spiritual or moral truth: a holy fool. 7. A dessert made of stewed or puréed fruit mixed with cream or custard and served cold. 8. Archaic A mentally deficient person; an idiot. v. fooled, fool·ing, fools v.tr. 1. To deceive or trick; dupe: "trying to learn how to fool a trout with a little bit of floating fur and feather" (Charles Kuralt). 2. To confound or prove wrong; surprise, especially pleasantly: We were sure they would fail, but they fooled us. v.intr. 1. Informal a. To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke: I was just fooling when I said I had to leave. b. To behave comically; clown. c. To feign; pretend: He said he had a toothache but he was only fooling. 2. To engage in idle or frivolous activity. 3. To toy, tinker, or mess: shouldn't fool with matches. adj. Informal Phrasal Verbs: Foolish; stupid: off on some fool errand or other. fool around Informal 1. To engage in idle or casual activity; putter: was fooling around with the old car in hopes of fixing it. 2. To engage in frivolous activity; make fun. 3. To engage in casual, often promiscuous sexual acts. fool away Idiom: To waste (time or money) foolishly; squander: fooled away the week's pay on Friday night. play/act the fool 1. To act in an irresponsible or foolish manner. 2. To behave in a playful or comical manner. [Middle English fol, from Old French, from Late Latin follis, windbag, fool, from Latin follis, bellows; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] Word History: The pejorative nature of the term fool is strengthened by a knowledge of its etymology. Its source, the Latin word follis, meant "a bag or sack, a large inflated ball, a pair of bellows." Users of the word in Late Latin, however, saw a resemblance between the bellows or the inflated ball and a person who was what we would call "a windbag" or "an airhead." The word, which passed into English by way of French, is first recorded in English in a work written around the beginning of the 13th century with the sense "a foolish, stupid, or ignorant person." |
fool 1
Noun
1. a person who lacks sense or judgment
2. a person who is made to appear ridiculous
3. (formerly) a professional jester living in a royal or noble household
4. play or act the fool to deliberately act foolishly
Verb
1. to deceive (someone), esp. in order to make them look ridiculous
2. fool around or about with Informal to act or play with irresponsibly or aimlessly
3. to speak or act in a playful or jesting manner [Latin follis bellows]
fool 2
Noun
Chiefly Brit a dessert made from a puree of fruit with cream [perhaps from fool1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fool - a person who lacks good judgment ass - a pompous fool flibbertigibbet, foolish woman - a female fool fucker - a stupid despised man bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, twat, zany, goose - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool meshuggeneh, meshuggener - (Yiddish) a crazy fool morosoph - a learned fool putz - (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot wally - a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid |
| 2. |  fool - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | |
| 3. |  fool - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | |
| Verb | 1. | fool - make a fool or dupe of |
| 2. | fool - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" | |
| 3. | fool - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" kid, pull the leg of - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | |
| 4. | fool - indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" |
fool
noun 1. simpleton, idiot, mug Brit. (slang) berk Brit. (slang) charlie Brit. (informal) silly, goose (informal) dope (informal) jerk (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. dummy (slang) ass U.S., Canad. (taboo) clot Brit. (informal) plank Brit. (slang) sap (slang) wally (slang) illiterate, prat (slang) plonker (slang) coot, moron, nit (informal) git Brit. (slang) geek (slang) twit (informal), chiefly Brit. bonehead (slang) chump (informal) dunce, imbecile (informal) loon, clod, cretin, oaf, bozo U.S. (slang) dullard, dimwit (informal) ignoramus, dumbo (slang) jackass, dipstick Brit. (slang) gonzo (slang) schmuck U.S. (slang) dork (slang) nitwit (informal) dolt, blockhead, ninny, divvy Brit. (slang) bird-brain (informal) pillock Brit. (slang) halfwit, nincompoop, dweeb U.S. (slang) putz U.S. (slang) fathead (informal) weenie U.S. (informal) schlep U.S. (slang) eejit Scot., Irish dumb-ass (slang) pea-brain (slang) dunderhead, numpty Scot. (informal) doofus (slang), chiefly U.S. lamebrain (informal) mooncalf, thickhead, clodpate (archaic) nerd or nurd (slang) numbskull or numskull, twerp or twirp (informal) dorba or dorb Austral. (slang) bogan Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE genius
noun 2. dupe, butt, mug Brit. (slang) sucker (slang) gull (archaic) stooge (slang) laughing stock, pushover (informal) fall guy (informal) chump (informal) greenhorn (informal) easy mark (informal)
noun 3. jester, comic, clown, harlequin, motley, buffoon, pierrot, court jester, punchinello, joculator or (fem.) joculatrix, merry-andrew
verb 4. deceive, cheat, mislead, delude, kid (informal) trick, take in, con (informal) stiff (slang) have (someone) on, bluff, hoax, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic) swindle, make a fool of, bamboozle, hoodwink, take for a ride (informal) put one over on (informal) play a trick on, pull a fast one on (informal)
fool around with something (Informal) play around with, play with, tamper with, toy with, mess around with, meddle with, trifle with, fiddle around with (informal) monkey around with
Translations
fool [fuːl] n → tonto/a;
(CULIN) → mousse m de frutas
vt → engañar;
you can't fool me → a mí no me engañas see also April Fool's Day
fool [fuːl] n → idiot(e);
vi (also: fool around) → faire l'idiot or l'imbécile;
to make a fool of sb (= ridicule) → ridiculiser qn (= trick); avoir or duper qn;
fool about, fool around vi (pej) (= waste time); traînailler, glandouiller: (= behave foolishly); faire l'idiot or l'imbécile
fool [fuːl] n → Dummkopf m;
(Culin) → Sahnespeise aus Obstpüree
vt → hereinlegen, täuschen
vi → herumalbern;
to make a fool of sb → jdn lächerlich machen;
(trick) → jdn hereinlegen;
fool about fool (pej) vi → herumtrödeln;
(behave foolishly) → herumalbern
fool around fool vi = fool about
fool [fuːl] n → sciocco/a;
(HISTORY) [of king] → buffone m;
(CULIN) → frullato
vt → ingannare
you can't fool me → non mi inganna
n fool [fuːl]
a person without sense or intelligence He is such a fool he never knows what to do. dwaas; gek أحْمَق глупак blázen fjols; nar der Narr/die Närrin ηλίθιος tonto, imbécil tobu آدم احمق typerys fou, folle טִיפֵּש मूर्ख budala, luda bolond orang bodoh bjáni, heimskingi sciocco 愚か者 바보 kvailys muļķis bodoh dwaas fjols, idiot, tosk, narr głupiec tolo nătărău; nebun дурак blázon norec budala dåre, dumbom, tok คนโง่ aptal 傻子 дурень احمق kẻ ngu đần 傻子
v
1 to deceive She completely fooled me with her story. vir die gek hou; om die bos lei يَخْدَع، يَغُش заблуждавам oklamat, napálit narre zum Narren halten ξεγελώ engañar ninapidi vedama فریب دادن vetää nenästä berner לְשָטוֹת मूर्ख बनाना prevariti, nasamariti becsap membodohi blekkja, leika á prendere in giro; ingannare だます 속이다 apkvailinti, apgauti []muļķot memperbodoh-bodohkan erin laten lopen narre, lure, bedra okpić, oszukać enganar a prosti дурачить oklamať ukaniti zavarati lura, narra หลอกลวง aldatmak 愚弄 обдурювати بے وقوف بنانا dùng thủ đoạn hay lừa đảo ai 愚弄
2 (often withaboutoraround) to act like a fool or playfully Stop fooling about! rondspeel; rondpeuter يَتَسَكَّع، يُمْضي وَقْتَه كالأحْمَق държа се глупаво pohrávat si; dělat špásy fjolle rundt Possen treiben φέρομαι ανόητα hacer el tonto, bromear lollitama لودگی کردن pelleillä faire l'imbécile לְהִשתַטוֹת मूर्खतापूर्ण ढंग से व्यवहार करना budaliti, poigravati se hülyéskedik main-main haga sér eins og bjáni fare il buffone ふざける 웃기다, 장난치다 kvailioti muļķoties main-main gek doen tøyse, fjolle, tulle błaznować, wygłupiać się brincar a face pe prostul валять дурака robiť si vtipy noreti ludirati se bära sig åt som en stolle, larva sig ทำเป็นตลก aptal gibi davranmak 瞎弄 блазнювати; пустувати مسخرہ پن کرنا، غیر سنجیدہ رہنا xử sự một cách dại dột 瞎弄
adj foolish
1 having no sense He is a foolish young man. dwaas; onverstandige غَبي глупав nerozumný tåbelig dumm ανόητος tonto rumal احمق typerä étourdi, stupide טִיפֵּשׁ मूर्ख budalast, neozbiljan bolond bodoh heimskulegur stupido 愚かな 어리석은 kvailas muļķīgs bodoh dwaas fjollet, tosket, skrullet, dum głupi, niemądry parvo fără minte; absurd глупый nerozumný nespameten budalast dåraktig, dum เขลา aptal 愚蠢的 дурний; безглуздий بے وقوف dại dột; ngớ ngẩn 愚蠢的
2 ridiculous He looked very foolish. dwaas; verspot سَخيف смешен směšný latterlig albern γελοίος ridículo naeruväärne مضحک naurettava ridicule טִיפּשִׁי नासमझ smiješan nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur ridicolo ばかげた 우스운 juokingas muļķīgs kelakar belachelijk latterlig śmieszny ridículo ridicol нелепый smiešny smešen šašav fånig ดูน่าหัวเราะ gülünç 可笑的 безглуздий, смішний احمقانہ đần độn 可笑的
adv foolishly
dwaaslik; belaglik بِغَباء، بِسَخافَه глупаво pošetile tåbeligt; latterligt dumm, albern χαζά, γελοία tontamente rumalalt احمقانه typerästi stupidement בְּטִיפּשׁוּת मूर्खता से nerazborito, lakoumno, smiješno ostobán secara bodoh fáránlega stupidamente 愚かにも 어리석게 kvailai muļķīgi dengan bodoh dwaas fjollet, latterlig głupio estupidamente prosteşte глупо; нелепо hlúpo bedasto budalasto dumt กะเร่อกะร่า aptalca 愚蠢地 смішно بے وقوفی سے điên rồ; rồ dại 愚蠢地
n foolishness
gekheid; dwaasheid; belaglikheid غَباء، حَماقَه، سَخافَه глупости hloupost, nerozum tåbelighed; latterlighed die Torheit χαζομάρα estupidez rumalus حماقت؛ ابلهی typeryys stupidité טיּפשׁוּת मूर्खता ludost, budalaština ostobaság kebodohan kjánaskapur stupidità 愚かさ 어리석음 kvailumas muļķība kebodohan dwaasheid fjollethet, lettsindighet głupota tolice prostie глупость; нелепость bláznovstvo nespametnost ludost dumhet ความโง่ aptallık 愚蠢 дурість, безглуздість بے وقوفی tính dại dột; tính ngu xuẩn 愚蠢
adj foolhardy
taking foolish risks; rash He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter. roekeloos; waaghalsig مُتَهَوِّر، يُجازِف بِحَماقَه дързък šíleně odvážný, ztřeštěný dumdristig tollkühn παράτολμος, απερίσκεπτος temerario uisapäine بی کله؛ بی فکر tyhmänrohkea téméraire מִסתַכֵּן ללֹא צוֹרֵך बेवकूफी भरा जोखिम उठाना ludo odvažan vakmerő nekad fífldjarfur temerario 向こう見ずな 무모한 beatodairiškas pārdrošs nekad onbezonnen dumdristig ryzykancki imprudente nesăbuit безрассудно храбрый príliš nerozvážny nepremišljen smeo dumdristig บ้าระห่ำ delicesine cesur 莽撞的 відчайдушний احمقانہ بہادری دکھانا liều lĩnh một cách dại dột 莽撞的
n foolhardiness
roekeloosheid; waaghalsigheid تَهَوُّر، مُجازَفَه بِحَماقَه дързост šílená odvaha, ztřeštěnost dumdristighed die Tollkühnheit απερισκεψία temeridad hulljulgus ابلهی؛ بی پروایی tyhmänrohkeus témérité הִסתַכּנוּת ללא צוֹרֵך बेवकूफी भरा जोखिम (luda) odvažnost merészség kenekadan fífldirfska temerarietà 向こう見ず 무모함 beatodairiðkumas pārdrošība nekad onbezonnenheid dumdristighet ryzykanctwo imprudência nesăbuinţă безрассудная храбрость nerozvážnosť nepremišljenost smelost dumdristighet ความบ้าระห่ำ delicesine cesurluk 莽撞 відчайдушність غیر عاقلانہ بہادری sự liều lĩnh một cách dại dột 莽撞
adj foolproof
unable to go wrong His new plan seems completely foolproof. onfeilbaar; waterdig; teen (alles) bestand لا يُخْطِئ، سَهْل فَهْمُه أو اسْتِعْماله безопасен spolehlivý idiotsikker narrensicher, kinderleicht ασφαλής, αλάνθαστος infalible lollikindel خطاناپذیر idioottivarma à toute épreuve בָּטוּחַ त्रुटिरहति potpuno siguran, nepogrešiv üzembiztos tanpa kesalahan pottþéttur infallibile 間違いようのない 실패할 수 없는, 아주 간단한 patikimas, saugus drošs; (par ierīcēm) vienkāršs; viegli lietojams tanpa kesalahan waterdicht idiotsikker niezawodny seguro infailibil надёжный spoľahlivý otročje lahek bezbedan idiotsäker ไม่น่าจะผิดพลาดได้ emin, güvenilir 十分簡單明瞭的 вірний, безсумнівний بے خطا hết sức rõ ràng 十分简单明了的
make a fool of
to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money. iemand belaglik maak; iemand vir die gek hou يَجْعَلُه أضْحوكَةً правя на глупак dělat si blázny z gøre en til grin; gøre nar af en zum Narren halten jemanden γελοιοποιώ poner en ridículo narriks tegema احمق جلوه دادن nolata (se) rendre ridicule לְשָׁטוֹת किसी को बेवकूफ बनाना praviti budalu od nekoga bolonddá tesz vkit mengejek, memperolok-olokkan, mengelabui gera að fífli farsi gioco di ばかにする 바보로 만들다 pastatyti į kvailio padėtį apmuļķot; nostādīt kādu muļķīgā stāvoklī memperbodoh-bodohkan voor gek zetten latterliggjøre robić durnia z, wystrychnąć na dudka fazer de parvo a-şi bate joc de одурачить robiť si blázna z osmešiti napraviti budalu od göra ngn till åtlöje หลอกลวง aptal yerine koymak 愚弄 робити дурня з кого کسی کو بیوقوف بنانا lừa ai 愚弄
make a fool of oneself
to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid She made a fool of herself at the party. jou belaglik; bespotlik maak يَجْعَل من نَفْسِه أضْحوكَةً излагам се zesměšnit se gøre sig selv til grin sich lächerlich machen γελοιοποιούμαι quedar en ridículo (ennast) naeruvääristama خود را مضحکه کردن nolata itsensä se rendre ridicule לַעֲשׂוֹת צְחוֹק מְעֲצמֵך ऐसा काम जिससे खुद को बेवकूफ महसूस करने लगे osramotiti se, uciniti se smiješnim nevetségessé teszi magát berlaku bodoh gera sig að fífli rendersi ridicolo 笑いものになる 웃음거리가 되다 pasirodyti kvailiu nostādīt sevi muļķīgā stāvoklī memperbodoh-bodohkan belachelijk maken zich dumme seg ut zbłaźnić/wygłupić się dar-se ao ridículo a se face de râs ставить себя в дурацкое положение zosmiešniť sa osmešiti se napraviti budalu od sebe göra bort sig ล้อเลียน kendini gülünç duruma düşürmek 鬧笑話 пошитися в дурні اپنا بیوقوف بنانا xử sự một cách ngốc nghếch 闹笑话
play the fool
to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom. gekskeer يَتَحامَق، يَتَصَرَّف كالأحْمَق върша глупости jančit, dělat ze sebe blázna spille klovn Possen machen κάνω τον καραγκιόζη hacer el tonto lollitama دلقک بازی درآوردن pelleillä faire le pitre לְהִשתַטוֹת बेवकूफों जैसी हरकत करना izigravati budalu bolondozik membadut leika trúðinn, vera með trúðslæti fare il buffone おどける (남을 웃기기 위해) 바보같은 짓을 하다 kvailioti, vaizduoti kvailį muļķoties; dzīt velnu membadut voor gek spelen oppføre seg dumt, spille klovn błaznować fazer de parvo a face pe clovnul дурачиться vystrájať hlúposti uganjati burke izigravati budalu spela pajas แกล้งโง่ maskaralık yapmak 裝傻相 дурня клеїти دوسروں کی تفریح کے لۓ احمقانہ حرکتیں کرنا làm trò hề 装傻相
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