fool

/fu:l/
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fool

A medieval king laughs at his fool's antics in the great hall.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person: A "fool" is someone who lacks good sense or judgment.
    • A person who is tricked or deceived: A "fool" can be someone who is gullible and easily taken advantage of.
    • A jester or clown: Historically, a "fool" was a professional entertainer, often employed by royalty to amuse with jokes and antics.

  2. Verb:

    • To deceive or trick someone: To "fool" means to make someone believe something that is not true.
    • To act in a playful or silly way: To "fool" can mean to behave in a joking, frivolous, or unserious manner.
    • To waste or squander something frivolously: To "fool" can mean to spend or use time, money, or resources unwisely.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • He felt like a fool for trusting the stranger. (He felt silly and unwise for trusting the stranger.)
    • The king's fool told jokes to entertain the court. (The king's jester told jokes.)
  • Verb:
    • You can't fool me with that old trick. (You cannot deceive me.)
    • They were just fooling around and not doing their work. (They were behaving in a playful, unserious way.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to make a fool of oneself": to behave in a way that makes one look silly or foolish.
    • He made a fool of himself by singing loudly in the quiet library.
  • "to be nobody's fool": to be a shrewd and intelligent person who is not easily deceived.
    • She's a tough negotiator and is nobody's fool.
  • "to play the fool": to act in a silly or foolish manner, often deliberately.
    • He likes to play the fool to make his friends laugh.
Variants and Related Words
  • Foolish (adj): lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
    • It was a foolish decision to go out in the storm.
  • Foolery (n): silly behavior; foolish actions or conduct.
    • The meeting was full of childish foolery.
  • Foolhardy (adj): recklessly bold or rash; foolishly adventurous.
    • It was foolhardy to climb the mountain without proper gear.
Synonyms
  • Noun (silly person): idiot, simpleton, dolt.
  • Noun (jester): jester, clown, buffoon.
  • Verb (deceive): deceive, trick, dupe, hoax.
  • Verb (act playfully): joke, jest, horse around.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Fool around: to waste time in aimless or silly activity; to behave in a playful, unserious, or sometimes promiscuous manner.
    • Stop fooling around and help me with this.
  • Fool with: to handle or tamper with something carelessly or dangerously.
    • Don't fool with that electrical socket.
Related Idioms
  • A fool and his money are soon parted: A person who is not wise with money will quickly lose it.
    • He bought another useless gadget—a fool and his money are soon parted.
  • Fool's gold: iron pyrites, a mineral that resembles gold but is worthless; something that appears valuable but is not.
    • The promise of quick riches turned out to be fool's gold.
  • Fool's paradise: a state of happiness based on false hopes or illusions.
    • They were living in a fool's paradise, ignoring all the warning signs.
fool

A medieval king laughs at his fool's antics in the great hall.

Noun
  1. a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
  2. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  3. a person who lacks good judgment
Verb
  1. indulge in horseplay
    • Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!
    • The bored children were fooling about
  2. fool or hoax
    • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
    • You can't fool me!
  3. spend frivolously and unwisely
    • Fritter away one's inheritance
  4. make a fool or dupe of

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