- 1a person who you think behaves or speaks in a way that lacks intelligence or good judgment synonym idiot Don't be such a fool! I felt like a fool when I realized my mistake. He told me he was an actor and I was fool enough to believe him.
- 2(in the past) a man employed by a king or queen to entertain people by telling jokes, singing songs, etc. synonym jester Idioms
to behave in a stupid way in order to make people laugh, especially in a way that may also annoy them Quit playing the fool and get to work!
used to say that something is very easy to do Any fool could tell she was lying.
to be too intelligent or know too much about something to be tricked by other people She's nobody's fool when it comes to dealing with difficult patients.
a person who is not sensible usually spends money too quickly or carelessly, or is cheated by others
people with little experience try to do the difficult or dangerous things that more experienced people would not consider doing
to say or do something deliberately so that people will think that someone is stupid Can't you see she's making a fool of you? I will not be made a fool of like this.
to do something stupid that makes other people think that you are a fool I made a complete fool of myself in front of everyone!
an older person who behaves in a stupid way is worse than a younger person who does the same thing, because experience should have taught him or her not to do it
to have very little patience with people that you think are stupid She was a forceful personality who didn't suffer fools gladly.
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