natural+fool

  • 11natural — [nach′ər əl, nach′rəl] adj. [OFr < L naturalis, by birth, according to nature] 1. of or arising from nature; in accordance with what is found or expected in nature 2. produced or existing in nature; not artificial or manufactured 3. dealing… …

    English World dictionary

  • 12natural — adj 1 *regular, normal, typical Analogous words: ordinary, *common, familiar: *usual, customary, habitual, accustomed, wonted Antonyms: unnatural: artificial: adventitious 2 Natural, simple, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated, artless, unaffected… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13natural — Synonyms and related words: Afro, Attic, Bohemian, Ciceronian, Spartan, accepted, accidental, actual, affable, agrarian, alien, ament, appropriate, arcadian, artist, artless, ascetic, atavistic, austere, authentic, automatic, bald, bare, baseborn …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14fool, you —    A common insult since the seventeenth century, perhaps used with more insulting contempt now than then. In Shakespeare’s time ‘fool’, ‘poor fool’, and the like could be used on occasion as terms of endearment or genuine pity. In modern times… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 15Fool — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fool >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fool fool idiot tomfool wiseacre simpleton witling dizzard donkey ass Sgm: N 1 ninny ninny ninnyhammer Sgm: N 1 chowderhead …

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  • 16fool — Synonyms and related words: Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Pantaloon, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, ament, apish, asinine, ass, babe, bamboozle, banter, batty, be foolish, be stupid, befool, befooled,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17natural — nat•u•ral [[t]ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl[/t]] adj. 1) existing in or formed by nature: a natural bridge[/ex] 2) of or pertaining to nature: the natural world[/ex] 3) in a state of nature; uncultivated, as land 4) nut having undergone little or no… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18fool — I. n. 1. Idiot, natural. 2. Dolt, witling, driveller, idiot, simpleton, ninny, nincompoop, blockhead. See dunce. 3. Buffoon, harlequin, droll, punch, antic, jester, zany, clown, merry andrew, scaramouch, jack pudding, pickle herring. II. v. n.… …

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  • 19natural —    1. obsolete    an idiot    Probably a shortened form of natural (born) fool, an expression which antedated this use by a century (EDD):     We had our natural. He was known as daft Jamie. (Inglis, 1895)    2. (of parentage) illegitimate… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 20natural-born — adjective natural born fool/singer etc AmE informal someone who has always had a particular quality or skill without having to try hard …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English