fool
31fool — n 1. ninny, nincompoop, silly, silly billy, Sl. yo yo, tomfool; simpleton, Simple Simon, saphead, noodle, idiot, cuckoo, Inf. jay, Sl. jerk, imbecile, mooncalf, Inf. moron; dimwit, nitwit, half wit, Sl. zombie, goose; scatterbrain, Sl. birdbrain …
32fool — [fuːl] noun [C] I someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way • make a fool of yourself to make yourself seem stupid by behaving in a silly or embarrassing way[/ex] make a fool (out) of sb to deliberately make someone seem… …
33fool — Synonyms and related words: Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, ament, apish, asinine, ass, babe, bamboozle, banter, batty, be foolish, be stupid, befool, befooled,… …
34fool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See folly. v. dupe, mislead; idle away; tamper. See deception, change, inactivity. fool around II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A silly or stupid person] Syn. nitwit, simpleton, dunce, ninny, cretin, nincompoop …
35fool — 1. noun 1) you ve acted like a complete fool Syn: idiot, ass, blockhead, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, cretin, dullard, simpleton, moron, clod; informal nitwit, halfwit, dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump …
36Fool — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fool >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fool fool idiot tomfool wiseacre simpleton witling dizzard donkey ass Sgm: N 1 ninny ninny ninnyhammer Sgm: N 1 chowderhead …
37fool — 1. noun /fuːl/ a) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. Im a fool for the city. b) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court …
38fool — A fool was a person without a proper gift of intelligence (Luke 12:20; Rom. 1:21; Eph. 5:15) but also one who was impious and blasphemous, as usually in the OT (e.g. Ps. 14:1). Nevertheless in Matt. 5:22 Jesus condemns the expression of contempt… …
39fool — [13] Fool comes via Old French fol from Latin follis, which originally meant ‘bellows’ (and may come ultimately from Indo European *bhel , which produced English bellows). In post classical times it developed semantically via ‘windbag’ and… …
40fool — I. n. 1. Idiot, natural. 2. Dolt, witling, driveller, idiot, simpleton, ninny, nincompoop, blockhead. See dunce. 3. Buffoon, harlequin, droll, punch, antic, jester, zany, clown, merry andrew, scaramouch, jack pudding, pickle herring. II. v. n.… …
