Fool vs. Jester
Difference Between Fool and Jester
Foolnoun
One who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.
Jesternoun
One given to jesting.
Foolnoun
One who acts unwisely on a given occasion
I was a fool to have quit my job.Jesternoun
A fool or buffoon at medieval courts.
Foolnoun
One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe
They made a fool of me by pretending I had won.Jesternoun
One who jests, jokes or mocks.
Foolnoun
(Informal) A person with a talent or enthusiasm for a certain activity
a dancing fool.a fool for skiing.Jesternoun
A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
Foolnoun
A member of a royal or noble household who provided entertainment, as with jokes or antics; a jester.
Jesternoun
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
Foolnoun
One who subverts convention or orthodoxy or varies from social conformity in order to reveal spiritual or moral truth
a holy fool.Foolnoun
A dessert made of stewed or puréed fruit mixed with cream or custard and served cold.
Foolnoun
(Archaic) A mentally deficient person; an idiot.
Foolverb
To deceive or trick; dupe
"trying to learn how to fool a trout with a little bit of floating fur and feather" (Charles Kuralt).Foolverb
To confound or prove wrong; surprise, especially pleasantly
We were sure they would fail, but they fooled us.Foolverb
To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke
I was just fooling when I said I had to leave.Foolverb
To behave comically; clown.
Foolverb
To feign; pretend
He said he had a toothache but he was only fooling.Foolverb
To engage in idle or frivolous activity.
Foolverb
To toy, tinker, or mess
shouldn't fool with matches.Fooladjective
Foolish; stupid
off on some fool errand or other.Foolnoun
(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.Foolnoun
(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
Foolnoun
(informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
Foolnoun
Buddy, dude, person.
Foolnoun
(cooking) A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
an apricot fool; a gooseberry foolFoolnoun
A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
Foolverb
To trick; to deceive
Foolverb
To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
Fooladjective
(informal) foolish
Foolnoun
a person who lacks good judgment
Foolnoun
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Foolnoun
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
Foolverb
make a fool or dupe of
Foolverb
spend frivolously and unwisely;
Fritter away one's inheritanceFoolverb
fool or hoax;
The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyoneYou can't fool me!Foolverb
indulge in horseplay;
Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!The bored children were fooling about
