fool
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1. fool - Noun
2. fool - Adjective
3. fool - Verb
4. Fool - Proper noun
Meaning
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.
To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
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.
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A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.
A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense at everything.
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
The tongue of the fool is always long.
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.