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fool
1 [fool]
–noun
| 1. | a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. |
| 2. | a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of royal or noble rank for amusement: the court fool. |
| 3. | a person who has been tricked or deceived into appearing or acting silly or stupid: to make a fool of someone. |
| 4. | an ardent enthusiast who cannot resist an opportunity to indulge an enthusiasm (usually prec. by a present participle): He's just a dancing fool. |
| 5. | a weak-minded or idiotic person. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him. |
–verb (used without object)
—Verb phrases| 7. | to act like a fool; joke; play. |
| 8. | to jest; pretend; make believe: I was only fooling. |
| 9. | fool around,
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| 10. | fool away, to spend foolishly, as time or money; squander: to fool away the entire afternoon. |
| 11. | fool with, to handle or play with idly or carelessly: to be hurt while fooling with a loaded gun; to fool with someone's affections. |
| 12. | be nobody's fool, to be wise or shrewd. |
Synonyms:
1. simpleton, dolt, dunce, blockhead, numskull, ignoramus, dunderhead, ninny, nincompoop, booby, saphead, sap. 2. zany, clown. 5. moron, imbecile, idiot. 6. delude, hoodwink, cheat, gull, hoax, cozen, dupe, gudgeon.
1. simpleton, dolt, dunce, blockhead, numskull, ignoramus, dunderhead, ninny, nincompoop, booby, saphead, sap. 2. zany, clown. 5. moron, imbecile, idiot. 6. delude, hoodwink, cheat, gull, hoax, cozen, dupe, gudgeon.
Antonyms:
1. genius.
1. genius.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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fool around
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Also, . Engage in idle or casual activity, putter. For example, Jim loved to fool around with his computer, or She was monkeying around with some figures in hopes of balancing the budget. [Second half of 1800s]
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Engage in frivolous activity, waste time. For example, Instead of studying, he spends all his spare time fooling around. Also see fool away.
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Engage in flirting or casual sexual acts; also, engage in adultery. For example, He caught the two teenagers fooling around in the basement. [1830s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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