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Meaning of "tomfool" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOMFOOL

From tom1 + fool1.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TOMFOOL

tomfool  [ˌtɒmˈfuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOMFOOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tomfool is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOMFOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tomfool in the English dictionary

The definition of tomfool in the dictionary is a fool.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOMFOOL


befool
bɪˈfuːl
Bul
buːl
capsule
ˈkæpsjuːl
cool
kuːl
damfool
ˈdæmˈfuːl
fool
fuːl
gul
ɡuːl
Istanbul
ˌɪstænˈbuːl
Liverpool
ˈlɪvəˌpuːl
module
ˈmɒdjuːl
outfool
ˌaʊtˈfuːl
pool
puːl
preschool
priːˈskuːl
rule
ruːl
schedule
ˈʃɛdjuːl
school
skuːl
tool
tuːl
unfool
ʌnˈfuːl
whirlpool
ˈwɜːlˌpuːl
you´ll
juːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOMFOOL

tombstone
tombstoning
tomcat
tomcatting
tomcod
tome
tomenta
tomentose
tomentous
tomentum
tomfooleries
tomfoolery
tomfoolish
tomfoolishness
tomial
tomium
tommies
tommy
Tommy Atkins
tommy bar

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOMFOOL

after-school
alcool
April fool
business school
damn fool
elementary school
form the fool
graduate school
high school
home-school
middle school
no fool
old school
play the fool
primary school
public school
secondary school
stool
swimming pool
wool

Synonyms and antonyms of tomfool in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TOMFOOL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tomfool» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tomfool

Translation of «tomfool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOMFOOL

Find out the translation of tomfool to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tomfool from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tomfool» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tomfool
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomfool
570 millions of speakers

English

tomfool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tomfool
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

tomfool
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tomfool
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tomfool
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহামূর্খ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

idiot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tomfool
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blödian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tomfool
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tomfool
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tomfool
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ngu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழு மூடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोमफूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aptal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tomfool
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tomfool
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tomfool
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tomfool
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tomfool
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stomkop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tomfool
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tomfool
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tomfool

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMFOOL»

The term «tomfool» is normally little used and occupies the 150.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMFOOL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tomfool» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tomfool» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tomfool

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMFOOL»

Discover the use of tomfool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tomfool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scandoromani: Remnants of a Mixed Language
Then Tomfool came to a marsh. He dismounted, took out the gray strand of beard and blew on it. Soon came the gray horse with silver reins. Tomfool took the reins — and became a young man, fair to behold. He was dressed in a silver sewn ...
Gerd Carling, Lenny Lindell, Gilbert Ambrazaitis, 2014
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Restraint & Handling for Veterinary Technicians & Assistants
Tomfool Knot Named for the way the knot disappears if the free ends are pulled, the tomfool knot is handy to know when you need to secure or hobble the feet of an animal. Tied correctly, the knot will hold fast without cutting off the circulation, ...
Bonnie Ballard, Jody Rockett, 2009
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Kentucky Handicap Horse Racing: A History of the Great ...
132. http://horseracinghalloffame.com/2002/12/15/ted-atkinson/. 133.Jason Diamos, “Ted Atkinson, Hall of FameJockey for Tom Fool, Dies at 88,” New York Times, May 7, 2005. 134. http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/tomfool.html ...
Melanie Greene, 2014
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Anonymous. a single ministry, that he may play the Tomdouble under it. Tom Drum. See Jack Drum's entertainment. Tomfarthing, subs. phr. (common).—A fool : see Buffle. Tomfool, subs.phr. (common). —A thundering fool : an intensive : see  ...
Anonymous
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The Accidental Gourmet: Weeknights: A Year of Fast and ...
You're Egging Me On 2 scallions (green onions) 2 medium tomatoes 2 medium ripe avocados 1/2 pound Jarlsberg cheese 9 eggs 3 tablespoons milk Seasoning to taste 3 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon dried basil Tomfool Tapioca 2 cups ...
Sally Sondheim, Suzannah Sloan, 2010
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Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film ...
Tomfool for President A Campaign Song For Bruce Conner Tomfool, Tomfool come forth with fresh foolery Our moles have been making too many mountains Come bang up, come blow up their grim kaboodles. We need champagne in the  ...
Scott MacDonald, 2008
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Lithuanian Dictionary: English-Lithuanian, Lithuanian-English
... П * lètai ir ritmingai skambinti (*arpn) n varpo skambèjimas, gau- dimas tomahawk [Чэтапэ:к] n tomahaukas tomato [ta ma:tau] n pomidoras tomb [tu:m] n 1 kapas 2 antkapis tome [taum] n knyga [papr. labai шчпкЛ ir didelé) tomfool [,t3m 'fu:l] n ...
Bronius Piesarskas, 1995
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The Secrets of Houdini
This particular knot—a double bow—is known as the Tomfool Knot. The hands ( behind the body) are put through the loops of one of the bows, which are then drawn up tightly and the cords are tied with two or three ordinary knots. Then the  ...
J. C. Cannell, 2012
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The Last Chronicle of Barset
“Madam,” said the old woman, attempting to mimic the tone of the other, “I thought that on such a very particular occasion as this I might be allowed to announce myself. You tomfool, you, why don't you take that turban off?” Then Clara, with ...
10
Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun
Tomfool knot Firefighters use it to pull each other out of narrow 4' Pull the loops with both hands until you have spaces, and hunters use it to haul dead animals by something that looks like a pair of handcuffs" the legs... but you probably don't  ...
Joshua Glenn, Elizabeth Foy Larsen, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMFOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tomfool is used in the context of the following news items.
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Of mice and Mennonites
She acknowledges education isn't all that it is cracked up to be, writing, “what if having a Ph.D. makes you a tomfool?” Remember, this self-assessment is ... «City Pulse, Oct 12»
2
'Fool Factor' search for jester
Peter Frost Pennington said: "Muncaster's jester, Tom Fool, was the inspiration for the Fool in Shakespeare's King Lear, giving the word 'tomfoolery' to the ... «BBC News, Apr 05»

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