motley fool
English
noun
Definitions
- court Court jester; jester.
Etymology
Compound from English motley (multi-colored cloth, a jester's clothes) + English fool (a jester).
Origin
English
fool
Gloss
a jester
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- befool English
- damnfool English
- fool English
- fool-hearted English
- foolability English
- foolable English
- fooldom English
- fooler English
- foolery English
- fooless English
- foolest English
- fooleth English
- foolhardy English
- foolhood English
- foolify English
- foolish English
- foolometer English
- foolproof English
- foolship English
- foolsome English
- motley English
- motleyness English
- outfool English
- superfool English
- tomfool English
- unfool English
- fole Middle English
- motle Middle English
- ful Tok Pisin