fool
fool Lexical Profile
fool Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who acts unwisely, imprudently, or lacks good judgment.
"Only a fool would invest his entire life savings into such a risky venture without doing proper research."
A professional jester or clown formerly kept in a royal or noble household to entertain the court.
"In many of Shakespeare's plays, the court fool is paradoxically the wisest character on the stage."
British A traditional chilled dessert made by folding pureed stewed fruit, especially gooseberries or raspberries, into whipped cream or custard.
"For summer dinner parties, she often serves a light gooseberry fool topped with shortbread biscuits."
• verb
To trick or deceive someone into believing something that is not true.
"The counterfeit painting was so skillfully executed that it managed to fool several museum curators."
To act in a playful, frivolous, or careless manner, or to speak in jest.
"Stop fooling around with the laboratory equipment before something gets broken."
• Rhymes for fool
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 13th century from Old French 'fol' (meaning 'madman' or 'idiot'), which comes from Late Latin 'follis' (originally meaning 'bellows' or 'leather bag' and later applied colloquially to an empty-headed person or 'windbag').