fool

Signification

Noun

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. A stock character typified by unintelligence, naïveté or lucklessness, usually as a form of comic relief; often used as a source of insight or pathos for the audience, as such characters are generally less bound by social expectations.
4. Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
5. (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
6. (slang) An informal greeting akin to buddy, dude, or man.
7. A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.

Verb

1. To trick; to deceive.
2. To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly.
3. To make a fool of; to make act the fool.

Adj

Foolish.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fuːl/

Étymologie

From Middle English fole (“fool”), from Old French fol (cf. modern French fou (“mad”)) from Latin follis. Doublet of follis and folly.Displaced native Old English dwæs.

Phrases

A fool uttereth all his mind .

Un imbécile prononce tout son esprit.