fool means "make a fool or dupe of". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fool?

fool has 1 syllable: fool. In IPA it is /ˈful/.

What is another word for fool?

Close synonyms include gull, befool, fritter, frivol away, dissipate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fool a common word?

fool is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

fool — meaning, pronunciation and 7 definitions

verb

4 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
make a fool or dupe of
Synonymsgull befool
Broaderdeceive
2.
spend frivolously and unwisely
“Fritter away one's inheritance”
Synonymsfritter frivol away dissipate shoot fritter away fool away
Broaderconsume
3.
fool or hoax
“The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
“You can't fool me!”
Synonymsgull dupe slang befool cod put on take in put one over put one across
Broaderdeceive
Narrowerpull the leg of
4.
indulge in horseplay
“Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!”
“The bored children were fooling about”
Synonymshorse around arse around fool around
Broaderplay joke

noun

3 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a person who lacks good judgment
Synonymssap saphead muggins tomfool
Broadersimpleton
Narrowerass clown flibbertigibbet fucker fathead meshuggeneh morosoph putz wally
2.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Synonymschump gull mark patsy fall guy sucker soft touch mug
Broadervictim
3.
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Synonymsjester motley fool
Broaderclown

Other forms of fool

plural: fools·
past tense: fooled·
present participle: fooling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fool

What does fool mean?: fool means "make a fool or dupe of". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in fool?: fool has 1 syllable: fool. In IPA it is /ˈful/.
What is another word for fool?: Close synonyms include gull, befool, fritter, frivol away, dissipate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is fool a common word?: fool is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for fool come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

4 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
make a fool or dupe of
Synonymsgull befool
Broaderdeceive
2.
spend frivolously and unwisely
“Fritter away one's inheritance”
Synonymsfritter frivol away dissipate shoot fritter away fool away
Broaderconsume
3.
fool or hoax
“The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”
“You can't fool me!”
Synonymsgull dupe slang befool cod put on take in put one over put one across
Broaderdeceive
Narrowerpull the leg of
4.
indulge in horseplay
“Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!”
“The bored children were fooling about”
Synonymshorse around arse around fool around
Broaderplay joke

noun

3 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a person who lacks good judgment
Synonymssap saphead muggins tomfool
Broadersimpleton
Narrowerass clown flibbertigibbet fucker fathead meshuggeneh morosoph putz wally
2.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Synonymschump gull mark patsy fall guy sucker soft touch mug
Broadervictim
3.
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Synonymsjester motley fool
Broaderclown

Other forms of fool

plural: fools·
past tense: fooled·
present participle: fooling·

Questions about fool

What does fool mean?: fool means "make a fool or dupe of". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in fool?: fool has 1 syllable: fool. In IPA it is /ˈful/.
What is another word for fool?: Close synonyms include gull, befool, fritter, frivol away, dissipate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is fool a common word?: fool is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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