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a person who lacks good sense or judgment<only a fool would attempt to climb that mountain unprepared>Synonymsbooby, goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, nut, simpleton, turkey, yo-yoRelated Wordsdaredevil; madman, madwoman; blockhead, cretin, dodo, dolt, dope, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, idiot, imbecile, moron; featherbrain, scatterbrain; butt, dupe, laughingstock, mockery, monkey; chump, loser, schlemielNear Antonymssage, thinker; brain, genius
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a person formerly kept in a royal or noble household to amuse with jests and pranks<a kingʼs fool could get away with saying things that others in the palace couldnʼt>Synonymsjester, motleyRelated Wordsbuffoon, clown, comedian, comedienne, comic, cutup, harlequin, zany
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