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Jester vs Fool - What's the difference?

jester | fool | Synonyms |

Fool is a synonym of jester.



As nouns the difference between jester and fool

is that jester is one who jests, jokes or mocks while fool is a person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

As a verb fool is

to trick; to make a fool of someone.

jester

English

(wikipedia jester)

Noun

(en noun)
  • one who jests, jokes or mocks
  • a person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a mediaeval and early modern royal or noble court.
  • Synonyms

    * (one who jokes) buffoon, clown, joker, see also * (court entertainer) buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see also

    Derived terms

    * court jester

    Hyponyms

    * (court entertainer) harlequin, pantaloon

    fool

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking.
    The village fool threw his own shoes down the well.
  • * Franklin
  • Experience keeps a dear school, but fools' will learn in no ' other .
  • (historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
  • (informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
  • * Milton
  • Can they think me their fool or jester?
  • * 1975 , , "Fool for the City" (song), Fool for the City (album):
  • I'm a fool for the city.
  • (cooking) A type of dessert made of d fruit and custard or cream.
  • an apricot fool'''; a gooseberry '''fool
  • A particular card in a tarot deck.
  • Synonyms

    * (person with poor judgment) See also * (person who entertained a sovereign) jester, joker * (person who talks a lot of nonsense) gobshite

    Verb

  • To trick; to make a fool of someone.
  • To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
  • * Dryden
  • Is this a time for fooling ?

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * befool * fool about * fool around * foolhardy * foolish * foolishness * foolometer * fool's errand * fool's gold * fool's paradise * foolproof * more fool you * play the fool * suffer fools gladly * there's no fool like an old fool

    References

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