Jester vs Fool - What's the difference?
jester | fool | Synonyms |
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.
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
* Franklin
(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
* 1975 , , "Fool for the City" (song), Fool for the City (album):
(cooking) A type of dessert made of d fruit and custard or cream.
A particular card in a tarot deck.
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
1000 English basic words
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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)Synonyms
* (one who jokes) buffoon, clown, joker, see also * (court entertainer) buffoon, clown, fool, jestress, see alsoDerived terms
* court jesterHyponyms
* (court entertainer) harlequin, pantaloonfool
English
Noun
(en noun)- You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking.
- The village fool threw his own shoes down the well.
- Experience keeps a dear school, but fools' will learn in no ' other .
- Can they think me their fool or jester?
- I'm a fool for the city.
- an apricot fool'''; a gooseberry '''fool
Synonyms
* (person with poor judgment) See also * (person who entertained a sovereign) jester, joker * (person who talks a lot of nonsense) gobshiteVerb
- Is this a time for fooling ?