Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
Used in a Sentence
fools
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fools.
Editorial note
Doug has never said that code which fails JSLint is obviously retarded, or written by fools.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fools gathered in one view.
A surname.
(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fools.
noun
Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
noun
A surname.
noun
(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
noun
(informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
Example sentences
Doug has never said that code which fails JSLint is obviously retarded, or written by fools.
There are lots of people that identify themselves as female on YouTube and the don't all appear to be fools.
In the end, there will be failure modes you haven't anticipated, and fools/users who are more ingenious than you expected.
We'd be fools to not use these productivity gains afforded by modern information technology.
You may think that belief is ludicrous, and that we are naive, irrational fools for holding it.
But perhaps friends, family or fools who helped on a seed round.
You don't need to be so condescending; I understand js crypto is typically a fools game.
We stupid fools prefer to refer to ourselves as brainless nincompoops.
You're a fool if you think intelligence agencies (around the world) haven't been weaponizing these sorts of vulnerabilities (and they're fools if they haven't been).
That annoys some people, maybe for the reason you mention, or maybe because they like technology and are ashamed that it makes us look like fools.
It's kind of how if everyone is allowed to cheat to pass an exam, the ones that don't want to cheat (even if the exam is so hard that they could fail) would be seen as fools (and arguably would be fools for taking the chance to lose the exam by not cheating).
Those counseling peace are perfidious fools, cowards or traitors.
Quote examples
Can you show doctors conducting medical experiments on people without their knowledge because those people were "stupid fools"?
Can you show doctors not providing medical treatment to people because those people are "stupid fools"?
Can you show people being forcibly sterilised against their will because they are "stupid fools"?
Can you show people being segregated from society because they are "stupid fools"?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fools in a sentence?
Doug has never said that code which fails JSLint is obviously retarded, or written by fools.
What does fools mean?
Someone who has been made a fool of or tricked; dupe.
What part of speech is fools?
fools is commonly used as noun.