fool

noun/fuːl/

Frequency rank: #2,851 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way; to trick someone.

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Example sentence

Everyone thought he was a total fool when he jumped into the cold water.

Synonyms & related words

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