fool
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
- 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.
- Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
- (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
- (slang) An informal greeting akin to buddy, dude, or man.
- A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
Concepten
stomkop
schaapskop
kloris
druiloor
jojo
zultkop
kalfskop
weetniet
bal gehakt
nitwit
sufkont
bedrogene
gedupeerde
op een dwaalspoor zetten
Synoniemen
stupid person
be silly
be stupid
ignorant person
frivol away
turkey
crazy person
foolish person
man of motley
bufoon
useless person
addle-head
put one across
bird-brain
hussy
silly person
great idiot
dim-wit
bone-head
log-head
merry andrew
sap-head
play the buffoon
be clumsy
be idiotic
doltish person
raise a diversion
sap head
trifle away
morosoph
become mad
fawn on
shlepper
solid brick
inexperienced person
Neddy
assify
flat-head
be unfaithful to
be unfaithful
trick someone
tricky person
wanton away
worthless person
contemptible person
lack-brain
weak person
trivial matter
gullible person
talk foolishly
be dull
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/fuːl/
Etymologie (Engels)
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.
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