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Fool
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Fool
/fuːl/
A person who acts unwisely or imprudently, lacking good sense or judgment.
Synonyms:
buffoon
clown
simpleton
nincompoop
dunce
Antonyms:
sage
wise
Examples:
'
Fools
then and fools now,' said Kemp.
Had us all proper
fooled
ye did."
He was not
fooling
the officer.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
fole
, and Old French
fol
, from Latin
follis
meaning a
bag
or
bellows
, metaphorically extended to
a person full of hot air
.
Usage Statistics:
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