Fool — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who lacks good judgment

a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈuːl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈuːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈuːl/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈuːl/.

Examples

Fritter away one's inheritance
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
You can't fool me!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

patsy fool away gull mug chump jester sap fritter away fall guy dupe horse around befool sucker take in shoot put one over cod dissipate motley fool soft touch put on arse around tomfool muggins

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who lacks good judgment
noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
noun	a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
verb	make a fool or dupe of
verb	spend frivolously and unwisely “Fritter away one's inheritance”
verb	fool or hoax “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
verb	indulge in horseplay “Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!”

Word Forms

fool	verb	fool or hoax
gull	verb	make a fool or dupe of
suck	verb	take in, also metaphorically
jest	verb	act in a funny or teasing way
fool	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
gull	noun	a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
dissipation	noun	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
dupe	noun	a person who is tricked or swindled
dupery	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
put-on	noun	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
take-in	noun	the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone
foolery	noun	foolish or senseless behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Narr

eine Person, der es an gutem Urteilsvermögen mangelt

🇫🇷French

idiot

une personne qui manque de bon jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

tonto

una persona que carece de buen juicio

🇮🇹Italian

scemo

una persona che non ha buon senso

🇳🇱Dutch

gek

iemand die geen goed beoordelingsvermogen heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

enganar

uma pessoa que não tem bom senso

🇷🇺Russian

дурак

человек, которому не хватает здравого смысла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख

एक व्यक्ति जिसमें अच्छे निर्णय का अभाव है

🇧🇩Bengali

বোকা

একজন ব্যক্তি যার ভাল বিচারের অভাব রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்

நல்ல தீர்ப்பு இல்லாத ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఖుడు

మంచి విచక్షణ లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

चांगला निर्णय नसलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેની પાસે સારા નિર્ણયનો અભાવ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖ

ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ಇಲ್ಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢി

നല്ല വിവേകമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਕੋਲ ਚੰਗੇ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف

ایک شخص جس کے پاس اچھے فیصلے کی کمی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

傻子

🇯🇵Japanese

バカ

正しい判断力に欠けている人

🇰🇷Korean

바보

판단력이 부족한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu xuẩn

một người thiếu khả năng phán đoán tốt

🇹🇭Thai

คนโง่

บุคคลที่ขาดวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

seseorang yang tidak memiliki penilaian yang baik

🇵🇭Filipino

tanga

isang taong kulang sa mabuting paghuhusga

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

seorang yang kurang pertimbangan yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أحمق

شخص يفتقر إلى الحكم الجيد

🇮🇷Persian

احمق

فردی که فاقد قضاوت خوب است

🇹🇷Turkish

aptal

iyi muhakeme yeteneğine sahip olmayan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹטֶה

אדם חסר שיקול דעת

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