fool
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person who lacks good judgment
Types & categories
- simpleton hypernym
- ass hyponym
- clown hyponym
- flibbertigibbet hyponym
- fucker hyponym
- cuckoo hyponym
- meshuggeneh hyponym
- morosoph hyponym
- putz hyponym
- wally hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make a fool or dupe of
Types & categories
- deceive hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Types & categories
- dupe hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
spend frivolously and unwisely
Fritter away one's inheritance
Types & categories
- ware hypernym
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Sense 5 noun
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
Types & categories
- merry andrew hypernym
Related & opposite
- joke derivation
- joke derivation
- horse around derivation
Sense 6 verb
fool or hoax
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
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Sense 7 verb
indulge in horseplay
Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cod |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gull |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | simpleton |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ass |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flibbertigibbet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fucker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cuckoo |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meshuggeneh |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | morosoph |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | putz |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wally |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sucker |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fool |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | deceive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cod |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | soak up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gull |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | dupe |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | waste |
| 4 | entails | Related & opposite | wipe out |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ware |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | joke |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | joke |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | horse around |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | merry andrew |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dupery |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | take-in |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sucker |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fool |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dupe |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | deceive |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | kid |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | foolery |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | jester |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | joke |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | play |