fool

fool teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream; To trick; to make a fool of someone; Someone who very much likes something specified
I'm a fool for the city.; A particular card in a tarot deck; A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court; A person with poor judgment or little intelligence; {v} to trifle, toy, disappoint, defeat, cheat; {n} a foolish person, oaf, buffoon, wicked man; a person who lacks good judgment; If you make a fool of someone, you make them seem silly by telling people about something stupid that they have done, or by tricking them. Your brother is making a fool of you He'd been made a fool of; A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; commonly called gooseberry fool; One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person; indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"; a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages; If you make a fool of yourself, you behave in a way that makes other people think that you are silly or lacking in good judgment. He was drinking and making a fool of himself; disapproval If you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible and show a lack of good judgment. `You fool!' she shouted He'd been a fool to get involved with her! = idiot; If someone fools you, they deceive or trick you. Art dealers fool a lot of people Don't be fooled by his appearance They tried to fool you into coming after us. = trick, con; One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments; disapproval Fool is used to describe an action or person that is not at all sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. What a damn fool thing to do!; {f} play a joke on, trick; act like a fool; joke, play around; {i} idiot, dummy; clown; court jester; a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of; A jester, a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court; a person who lacks good judgment make a fool or dupe of; To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth; One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural; fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"; A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt; spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"; To infatuate; to make foolish; If you say that a person is fooling with something or someone, you mean that the way they are behaving is likely to cause problems. What are you doing fooling with such a staggering sum of money?; make a fool or dupe of; To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money; disapproval If you say to someone `More fool you' when they tell you what they have done or what they plan to do, you are indicating that you think that it is silly and shows a lack of judgment. Most managers couldn't care less about information technology. More fool them; If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh. They used to play the fool together, calling each other silly names and giggling. or jester Comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility, real or pretended, made him a source of amusement and gave him license to abuse and poke fun at even his most exalted patrons. Professional fools flourished in diverse societies from ancient Egyptian times until the 18th century. Often deformed, dwarfed, or crippled, fools were kept for luck as well as amusement, in the belief that deformity can avert the evil eye and that abusive raillery can transfer ill luck from the abused to the abuser. In some societies, they were regarded as inspired with poetic and prophetic powers. The greatest literary characterization of the fool is found in William Shakespeare's King Lear. fool's gold April Fools' Day All Fools' Day
fool about: to fool around
fool around: to waste time
fool around: to engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts
fool around: to engage in adultery; to play around
fool around: to engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around
fool away: to waste, squander
fool to oneself: To knowingly make a decision or take action that is to one's own disadvantage
By swimming, drunk, late at night and alone, he was being a fool to himself.
fool's cap: A cap, usually brightly coloured with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool
fool's errand: A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail
Shultz took little notice of the Soviet view or that of others who said his Middle East mission was a fool's errand. You can't be too afraid of failing, said the 67-year-old diplomat.
fool's errand: Such an undertaking, assigned as a prank
fool's gold: A mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold, mainly used for iron pyrite
fool's mate: The quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess
fool's paradise: A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope
A report by the Pensions Commission warned that the number who were failing to save enough for their retirement was higher than 12 million, and said that Britain had been living in a fool's paradise for 25 years.
fool-saint: A role model, or a figure in someone's life who is admired. A person who creates saint-like miracles, but those miracles amount to nothing
fool to oneself: (deyim) See: be a fool to oneself
fool about: see fool around 3
fool about: goof around, waste time, do nothing important
fool around: engage in casual sexual activity; dally, idle, dawdle, tarry, loiter
fool around: If you fool around, you behave in a silly, dangerous, or irresponsible way. They were fooling around on an Army firing range Have you been fooling around with something you shouldn't?
fool around: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
fool around: If someone fools around with another person, especially when one of them is married, they have a casual sexual relationship. Never fool around with the clients' wives Her husband was fooling around
fool around: If you fool around, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh. In British English, you can also say you fool about. They fooled around for the camera. = mess about
fool around: commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"
fool people: deceive people, trick people
fool's errand: a fruitless mission
fool's errand: A fruitless mission or undertaking
fool's gold: disapproval If you say that a plan for getting money is fool's gold, you mean that it is foolish to carry it out because you are sure that it will fail or cause problems. The British establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold
fool's gold: Fool's gold is a substance that is found in rock and that looks very like gold
fool's paradise: disapproval If you say that someone is living in a fool's paradise, you are criticizing them because they are not aware that their present happy situation is likely to change and get worse. living in a fool's paradise of false prosperity. A state of delusive contentment or false hope
fool's paradise: state of happiness that is based on illusions
fool's paradise: an illusory state of wellbeing
fool's parsley: European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten
April Fool's Day: Alternative spelling of April Fools' Day
April fool: A practical joke played on April Fools' Day
April fool: A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day. Often used as an exclamation upon revealing the joke
APRIL FOOL, Any one imposed on, or sent on a bootless errand on the first of April, on which day it is the custom among the lower people, children, and servants, by dropping empty papers carefully doubled up, sending persons on absurd messages, and such like contrivances, to impose on every one they can, and then to salute them with the title of April-fool.
April-fool: To prank on April Fool's Day
a fool and his money are soon parted: It is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones
act a fool: to play the fool
as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly: foolish people repeatedly do foolish things
flannelled fool: A cricketer (from his white flannel trousers)
foolishly: In a foolish manner
He dressed foolishly to entertain the children.
foolishly: Without good judgment
Foolishly, he had decided that, because a home was the best investment, two homes were even better.
foolishness: The state of being foolish
foolishness: A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity
greater fool theory: The theory of making money by buying something for the sole reason of selling it to someone else for a higher price
make a fool of: To cause (someone) to seem foolish
motley fool: court jester, jester
play the fool: To behave in a foolish or comical manner
there's no fool like an old fool: Age does not bring wisdom
foolish: unwise
play the fool: act like a fool
a fool and his money are easily parted: People who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly
make a fool of someone: (Ev ile ilgili) Make someone look foolish
make a fool out of someone: (Ev ile ilgili) Make someone look foolish
fooled: {a} treated as a fool, cheated, deceived
foolish: {a} weak in understanding, imprudent, wicked
foolishly: {a} weakly, imprudently, idly, wickedly
foolishness: {n} folly, a want of understanding
be a fool to oneself: (deyim) To knowingly make a decision or take action that is to one's own disadvantage
By swimming, drunk, late at night and alone, he was being a fool to himself.
foolishness: blockheadedness
holy fool: (Din) One who acts intentionally or unintentionally foolish in the eyes of men. He or she often goes around half-naked, is homeless, speaks in riddles, is believed to be clairvoyant and a prophet, and may occasionally be disruptive and challenging to the point of seeming immoral (though always to make a point)
play for a fool: (deyim) Treat (a person) as a dupe, make a fool of, cheat
play somebody as a fool: (deyim) Treat (a person) as a dupe, make a fool of, cheat
play somebody for a fool: (deyim) Treat (a person) as a dupe, make a fool of, cheat
A fool: Charlie
A fool: jackass
A fool: prat
A fool: lamebrain
A fool: nana
A fool: nonny
A fool: plonker
A fool: wally
A fool: donkey
A fool: donk
A fool: nimshy
A fool: clart
All Fool's Day: April Fool's Day, first day of April when friends and family play jokes on one another
April Fool: An April Fool is a trick that is played on April Fool's Day. someone who is tricked on April Fools' Day, or the trick that is played on them
April Fool's Day: April Fool's Day is the 1st of April, the day on which people traditionally play tricks on each other
April Fool's Day: {i} day on the first of April when friends and family play jokes on one another; April 1st marked typically by playing practical jokes
April fool: the butt of a prank played on April 1st
April fool: a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day
April fool: {i} person who fell for a joke that is traditionally played on April 1st (April Fool's Day) in the USA
Foolish: soft
Foolish: rattlebrained
Foolishly: fondly
Foolishly: folily
a fool: geck
a fool: gowk
a fool: dill
adjective fool 3: silly or stupid = foolish
april fool: a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day the butt of a prank played on April 1st
april fool day: day on the first of April when friends and family play jokes on one another; April 1st marked typically by playing practical jokes
complete fool: utter moron, complete idiot, very stupid person, one who is dumb
damn fool: emphasis Damn fool means `very stupid'. What a damn fool thing to do!
damn-fool: very stupid
fooled: past of fool
fooling: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
fooling: present participle of fool
foolish: Resembling or characteristic of a fool
foolish: devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision
foolish: lacking good sense or judgement; unwise
foolish: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
foolish: {s} stupid, silly; nonsensical, idiotic
foolish: Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise
foolish: If you look or feel foolish, you look or feel so silly or ridiculous that people are likely to laugh at you. I didn't want him to look foolish and be laughed at. = ridiculous + foolishly fool·ish·ly He saw me standing there, grinning foolishly at him
foolish: Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible
foolish: devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
foolish: If someone's behaviour or action is foolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily It is foolish to risk skin cancer. + foolishly fool·ish·ly He admitted that he had acted foolishly. + foolishness fool·ish·ness They don't accept any foolishness when it comes to spending money
foolish: Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act
foolish: nice
foolishly: stupidly, in a silly manner
foolishly: without good sense or judgment; "He acted foolishly when he agreed to come
foolishness: the quality of being rash and foolish
foolishness: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
foolishness: a stupid mistake
foolishness: {i} stupidity, silliness, nonsense
foolishness: The quality of being foolish
foolishness: A foolish practice; an absurdity
foolishness: folly
fools: third-person singular of fool
fools: plural of fool
like a fool: like a stupid person, foolishly
made a fool of him: mocked him, made fun of him
made a fool of himself: made himself out to be an idiot, made a laughingstock out of himself, made himself despised
make a fool of: make fun of, mock, laugh at
make a fool of oneself: embarrass oneself, make a spectacle of oneself
making a fool of oneself: acting foolishly in public, acting in a ridiculous manner
no fool like an old fool: the most foolish person is the old fool, one who is old and still hasn't learned is the most foolish
old fool: foolish old man, foolish old woman
played the fool: acted like a fool; was taken in
playing the fool: acting stupidly, behaving foolishly
she is no fool: she is not stupid, she is not a fool
silly old fool: foolish old person, silly old person
take someone for a fool: think someone to be stupid
utter fool: complete idiot, very stupid person
village fool: one who behaves foolishly at every opportunity

fool

Türkçe nasıl söylenir

ful

Eş anlamlılar

jester, joker, gobshite, ass, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, boob, bore, buffoon, clod, clown, cretin, dimwit, dolt

Zıt anlamlılar

brain

Telaffuz

/ˈfo͞ol/ /ˈfuːl/

Etimoloji

[ fül ] (noun.) 13th century. From Middle English fōl (“fool”) from Old French fol (French fou (“mad”)) from Latin follis.fool in: T. F. Hoad, Concise Dictionary of English Etymology, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-19-283098-8