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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fool \Fool\, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad;
a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated
ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. Folly, Follicle.]
1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of
understanding; an idiot; a natural.
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2. 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.
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Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools. --Milton.
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Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn
in no other. --Franklin.
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3. (Script.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious
wisdom; a wicked person.
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The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
--Ps. xiv. 1.
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4. One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or
buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed
fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
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Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?
--Milton.
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April fool, Court fool, etc. See under April, Court,
etc.
Fool's cap, a cap or hood to which bells were usually
attached, formerly worn by professional jesters.
Fool's errand, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure
or undertaking.
Fool's gold, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in
color.
Fool's paradise, a name applied to a limbo (see under
Limbo) popularly believed to be the region of vanity and
nonsense. Hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain
self-satistaction.
Fool's parsley (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
({[AE]thusa Cynapium) resembling parsley, but nauseous
and poisonous.
To make a fool of, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to
shame. [Colloq.]
To play the fool, to act the buffoon; to act a foolish
part. ``I have played the fool, and have erred
exceedingly.'' --1 Sam. xxvi. 21.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
April \A"pril\, n. [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr.
L. Aprilis.]
1. The fourth month of the year.
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2. Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which
vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its
weather, etc.
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The April's her eyes; it is love's spring. --Shak.
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April fool, one who is sportively imposed upon by others on
the first day of April.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
April \A"pril\, n. [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr.
L. Aprilis.]
1. The fourth month of the year.
2. Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which
vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its
weather, etc.
The April's her eyes; it is love's spring. --Shak.
April fool, one who is sportively imposed upon by others on
the first day of April.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fool \Fool\, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad;
a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated
ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. Folly, Follicle.]
1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of
understanding; an idiot; a natural.
2. 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.
Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools. --Milton.
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn
in no other. --Franklin.
3. (Script.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious
wisdom; a wicked person.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
--Ps. xiv. 1.
4. One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or
buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed
fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?
--Milton.
April fool, Court fool, etc. See under April, Court,
etc.
Fool's cap, a cap or hood to which bells were usually
attached, formerly worn by professional jesters.
Fool's errand, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure
or undertaking.
Fool's gold, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in
color.
Fool's paradise, a name applied to a limbo (see under
Limbo) popularly believed to be the region of vanity and
nonsense. Hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain
self-satistaction.
Fool's parsley (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
({[AE]thusa Cynapium) resembling parsley, but nauseous
and poisonous.
To make a fool of, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to
shame. [Colloq.]
To play the fool, to act the buffoon; to act a foolish
part. ``I have played the fool, and have erred
exceedingly.'' --1 Sam. xxvi. 21.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
April fool
n 1: the butt of a prank played on April 1st
2: a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
April fool
n.
A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
April fool
n.
A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
April fool
n.
A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
April fool
n.
A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
April fool
Englanti n.
aprillipila
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
April fool /ˈeɪpɹəl fˈuːl/
aprílový žert
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
April fool /ˈeɪpɹəl fˈuːl/
Opfer eines Aprilscherzes, Aprilnarr [soc.]
"make an April fool of sb." - jdn. in den April schicken
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
April fool /ˈeɪpɹəl fˈuːl/
1. aprillinarri
person subjected to a practical joke April Fools' Day
2. aprillipila
practical joke played on April Fools' Day
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
April fool /ˈeɪpɹəl fˈuːl/
1. पहली~अप्रैल~को~बनाया~गया~मूर्ख
"Children enjoy the prank of making everyone April fool on the the fools' day."
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
April fool /ˈeɪpɹəl fˈuːl/
エイプリルフール
practical joke played on April Fools' Day
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
April fool /ˈeɪpɹəl fˈuːl/
aprilskämt
practical joke played on April Fools' Day
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
愚人节中的受愚弄者
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
April fool
愚人节中的受愚弄者
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