Meaning
1 senses(informal)Foolish.
Examples
1142 sentencesHe is anything but a fool.
Він хто завгодно, тільки не дурень. — uaspeaker
ruОн кто угодно, только не дурак. — Hellerick
deEr ist alles andere als ein Narr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm not going to fool myself.
Я не маю наміру дурити себе. — shanghainese
I know Tom isn't a fool.
Я знаю, що Том не дурень. — deniko
You can't fool me so easily.
Ти не обдуриш мене так легко. — Ahha
Did you think you could fool me?
Ти думав, що можеш мене обудрити? — deniko
ruТы думал, что можешь меня одурачить? — marafon
Origin
From Middle English fol (“fool”), from Old French fol (cf. modern French fou (“mad”)) fromFrom Middle English fol (“fool”), from Old French fol (cf. modern French fou (“mad”)) from Latin follis. Doublet of fals and follis. Displaced native Old English dwæs.
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Forms
fooler/more fool, foolest/most foolWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Short and long vowels — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- made a fool
- a fool of
- was a fool
- able to fool
- fool of himself
- fool of yourself
- a fool to
- tried to fool
- fool of myself
- like a fool
- such a fool
- fooling around