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fool definition
fool |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fool 1 of 4 senses of fool Sense 3 gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across => pull the leg of kid Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fool 1 of 4 senses of fool Sense 3 gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across => pull the leg of kid Entailment of verb fool 1 of 4 senses of fool Sense 2 fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away => consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fool 4 senses of fool Sense 1 fool, gull, befool => deceive, lead on delude, cozen Sense 2 fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away => consume, squander, waste, ware Sense 3 gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across => deceive, betray, lead astray Sense 4 horse around arse around fool around fool => play => joke, jest Familiarity of verb fool fool used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fool Sense 1 fool, gull, befool => deceive, lead on delude, cozen -------------- Sense 2 fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away => consume, squander, waste, ware -------------- Sense 3 gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across => deceive, betray, lead astray -------------- Sense 4 horse around arse around fool around fool => play => joke, jest -------------- Grep of noun fool april fool blooming-fool begonia fool fool's cap fool's errand fool's gold fool's huckleberry fool's paradise fool's parsley foolery foolhardiness foolish woman foolishness foolscap tomfool Overview of noun fool The noun fool has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (25) fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool -- (a person who lacks good judgment) 2. (10) chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, schlemiel, shlemiel, soft touch, mug -- (a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of) 3. (1) jester, fool -- (a professional clown employed to to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages) Overview of verb fool The verb fool has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) fool, gull, befool -- (make a fool or dupe of) 2. fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away -- (spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance") 3. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!") 4. horse around arse around fool around fool -- (indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about") Overview of adj fool The adj fool has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cockamamie, cockamamy, fool, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable -- ((informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books") 2. (1) anserine, dopy, dopey, fool, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike -- ((informal) having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books") Antonyms of adj fool 2 senses of fool Sense 1 cockamamie, cockamamy, fool(postnominal), goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise Sense 2 anserine, dopy, dopey, fool(postnominal), foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike INDIRECT (VIA stupid) -> smart Similarity of adj fool 2 senses of fool Sense 1 cockamamie, cockamamy, fool(postnominal), goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable => foolish (vs. wise) Sense 2 anserine, dopy, dopey, fool(postnominal), foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike => stupid (vs. smart) Attributes of adj fool Familiarity of adj fool fool used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj fool fool foolhardy fooling foolish foolproof Overview of noun fool The noun fool has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (25) fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool -- (a person who lacks good judgment) 2. (10) chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, schlemiel, shlemiel, soft touch, mug -- (a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of) 3. (1) jester, fool -- (a professional clown employed to to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages) Overview of verb fool The verb fool has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) fool, gull, befool -- (make a fool or dupe of) 2. fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away -- (spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance") 3. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!") 4. horse around arse around fool around fool -- (indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about") Overview of adj fool The adj fool has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cockamamie, cockamamy, fool, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable -- ((informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books") 2. (1) anserine, dopy, dopey, fool, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike -- ((informal) having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books")
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