foolproof
/ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of an idea or plan: certain to succeed in all eventualities, or claimed to be so; infallible.
Example Sentences
- "Dill had hit upon a foolproof plan to make Boo Radley come out at no cost to ourselves (place a trail of lemon drops from the back door to the front yard and he’d follow it, like an ant)."
- "My foolproof recipe is my gâteau fermière."
- "From Nigella Lawson’s effortless spaghetti with Marmite to Chetna Makan’s foolproof chicken curry – the recipes to turn to when you want easy but tasty suppers"
- "We foolproofed the operations."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
more foolproof (comparative)
most foolproof (superlative)
foolproofs (present, singular)
foolproofing (participle, present)
foolproofed (participle, past)
foolproofed (past)