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Tomfool

noun/tˈɑːmfuːl/
Definition
a person who lacks good judgment
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈɑːmfuːl/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈɒmfuːl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈɒmfuːl/
2 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːmfuːl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
foolverbfool or hoax
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Dummkopf
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
stupido
una persona che non ha buon senso
🇳🇱Dutch
dwaas
iemand die geen goed beoordelingsvermogen heeft
🇵🇹Portuguese
tolo
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
টমফুল
একজন ব্যক্তি যার ভাল বিচারের অভাব রয়েছে
🇮🇳Tamil
முட்டாள்
நல்ல தீர்ப்பு இல்லாத ஒரு நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
మోసగాడు
మంచి విచక్షణ లేని వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
मूर्ख
चांगला निर्णय नसलेली व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટોમફૂલ
એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેની પાસે સારા નિર્ણયનો અભાવ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂರ್ಖ
ಉತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಪು ಇಲ್ಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ടോംഫൂൾ
നല്ല വിവേകമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇵🇰Urdu
بے وقوف
ایک شخص جس کے پاس اچھے فیصلے کی کمی ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
傻瓜
🇯🇵Japanese
トムフール
正しい判断力に欠けている人
🇰🇷Korean
바보
판단력이 부족한 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngu ngốc
một người thiếu khả năng phán đoán tốt
🇹🇭Thai
คนโง่
บุคคลที่ขาดวิจารณญาณที่ดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
bertindak sbg orang tolol
seseorang yang tidak memiliki penilaian yang baik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تومفول
شخص يفتقر إلى الحكم الجيد
🇮🇷Persian
تامپول
فردی که فاقد قضاوت خوب است
🇹🇷Turkish
aptal
iyi muhakeme yeteneğine sahip olmayan bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מטומטם
אדם חסר שיקול דעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tomfool'?
The primary meaning of 'tomfool' is 'a person who lacks good judgment'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tomfool' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tomfool' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tomfool' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tomfool' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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