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Meaning of 'fool' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fool [ n.]
- A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.
- One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural.
- A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.
- One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person.
- One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
2 . Fool [ v. i.]
- To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
3 . Fool [ v. t.]
- To infatuate; to make foolish.
- To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money.

Meaning of 'fool' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fool [ v]
Meaning (1):
- indulge in horseplay
Example in sentence:
  • Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!;
  • The bored children were fooling about
Meaning (2):
- spend frivolously and unwisely
Example in sentence:
  • Fritter away one's inheritance
Meaning (3):
- fool or hoax
Example in sentence:
  • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone;
  • You can't fool me!

Nearby Words:

food foodful foodless foody fool-born fool-happy fool-hasty fool-large fool-largesse foolahs

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