tomfool

/'tɔm'fu:l/ Cách viết khác : (tomnoddy) /'tɔm,nɔdi/

Thân thiện

A tomfool in a colorful hat juggles three ripe oranges in the town square.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A foolish or silly person: "tomfool" refers to an individual who acts in a stupid or senseless manner, lacking good judgment or common sense.
   • A simpleton; a buffoon: It can also denote a person who is easily deceived or who behaves in a ridiculous, clownish way.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Don't listen to him; he's just a tomfool who doesn't know what he's talking about.
  • The old king was surrounded by flatterers and tomfools.

Advanced Usage

• "to play the tomfool": to act foolishly or clown around.
  • Stop playing the tomfool and get serious about your work.

Variants and Related Words

• Tomfoolery (n): foolish or silly behavior.
  • The meeting was delayed by an hour of pointless tomfoolery.

Synonyms

• Fool
• Simpleton
• Buffoon
• Nincompoop
• Dunce

Idioms and Phrases

• None that are exclusively tied to the single, isolated word "tomfool".

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who lacks good judgment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fool
• sap
• saphead
• muggins