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Meaning
Noun
⚠️
In People:
A person with
poor
judgment
or little intelligence.
●
A
jester
; a person whose role was to
entertain
a
sovereign
and the
court
(or lower personages).
●
In Literature & Stock characters:
A
stock character
typified
by
unintelligence
,
naïveté
or
lucklessness
, usually as a form of
comic relief
; often used as a
source
of
insight
or
pathos
for the
audience
,
as such
characters
are
generally
less
bound
by social expectations.
●
Someone who
derives
pleasure
from something specified.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
Buddy,
dude
, man.
●
In Cooking:
A type of
dessert
made of
puréed
fruit
and
custard
or cream.
●
In Cartomancy:
A particular
card
in a
tarot
deck
,
representing
a jester.
Verb
●
To
trick
; to deceive.
●
To
act
in an
idiotic
manner
; to
act
foolishly.
●
To
make a fool of
; to make
act
the
fool
.
Adj
●
Foolish.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A particular
card
in a
tarot
deck
,
representing
a jester.
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Origin
fool
English
fol
Middle English (1100-1500)
fol
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
follis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
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Synonyms words may be derogatory, or vulgar
Antonyms
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Antonyms words may be derogatory, or vulgar
Related
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Related words may be derogatory, or vulgar
Rhymes
Fool
Bool
Rule
Sool
Gule
Mule
Pule
Pool
Yule
Cool
Tool
Thule
Tulle
Spool
Cruel
Poole
Stool
Joule
Ghoul
Drool
Jewel
Retool
You'Ll
School
Uncool
Cagoule
Petajoule
Gigajoule
Kilojoule
Terajoule
Megajoule
Yottajoule
Pasta Fazool
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