a fool is a form of:

Fool



noun
1.
(a silly or empty headed person, simpleton, jester, clown, dupe, person who lacks sense, act like a fool, play or joke in a silly way) avoid a fool មនុស្សភ្លីភ្លើ, professional fool ត្លុក, make a fool of ធ្វើអោយខ្មាសគេ
Example: The king always insisted on having the fool at his side.
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) មនុស្សឆ្កួត, មនុស្សភ្លីភ្លើ
verbpast tense: fooled ; past participle: fooled ; present participle: fooling ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To behave like a fool, to trifle); fooling a round with (useless details) ចំណាយពេលឥតប្រយោជន៍, with (a loaded gun) លេង, (I was only) fooling និយាយឬធ្វើលេង
2.
(TRANSITIVE) (to make a fool of, to impose on, to trick) បន្លំ, បំភាន់
  • fool about round (with)
    - ប្រព្រឹត្ដបែបល្ងីល្ងើឬបែបមិនទទួលខុសត្រូវ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.
2.
A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.
3.
One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural.
4.
One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person.
5.
One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
verbpast tense: fooled ; past participle: fooled ; present participle: fooling ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To infatuate; to make foolish.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money.
1.
buffoon, clown, harlequin, jester, blockhead, dolt, dunce, idiot, imbecile, nincompoop, oaf, simpleton
1.
genius, philosopher, sage, scholar