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simple vs fool

fool vs simple

simple and fool both are nouns.

simple is an adjective but fool is not an adjective.

simple is not a verb while fool is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
simple Yes Yes No No
fool Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fool is a hyponym of simple; that is, fool is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than simple:
  • simple: a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  • fool: a person who lacks good judgment
Other hyponyms of simple include airhead, dimwit, doofus, half-wit, nitwit, dingbat, boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead, muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool, changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard, idiot savant, nebbech, nebbish, nincompoop, ninny, poop, forgetful person, scatterbrain, schlemiel, shlemiel, schlep, schlepper, shlep, shlepper, schnook, shnook, sheep, space cadet, lame, square, dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person, subnormal, twerp, twirp, twit.
simple (noun) fool (noun)
a person lacking intelligence or common sense a person who lacks good judgment
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
simple (adjective) fool (adjective)
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
easy and not involved or complicated
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
unornamented
lacking mental capacity and subtlety
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
simple (verb) fool (verb)
indulge in horseplay
fool or hoax
spend frivolously and unwisely
make a fool or dupe of
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