Sekirov Dictionary

fool

/fuːl/

noun8

  1. a silly person who has little good sense or is not very clever
  2. 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.
  3. (slang) An informal greeting akin to buddy, dude, or man.
  4. A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
  5. (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
  6. Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
  7. A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
  8. (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

verb3

  1. To trick; to deceive.
  2. To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
  3. (no longer used) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.

adjective1

  1. (informal) Foolish.
forms

fooled · fooling · fooleth · fools · foolest · fooler · more fool · foolest · most fool

Phrases with fool

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