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fool

/fuːl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  2. A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
  3. Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
  4. Buddy, dude, man.
  5. A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
  6. (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
  7. To trick; to deceive
  8. To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
  9. Foolish.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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