Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motley fool

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: mot-ley -fool
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A court jester; a jester.

Example Sentences

"A fool, a fool! I met a fool i’ th’ forest, / A motley fool. A miserable world!"

Etymology

From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).

Inflected Forms

motley fools (plural)

Synonyms

jester fool

Questions

What does motley fool mean?: A court jester; a jester.
Where does motley fool come from?: From motley (“multi-colored cloth; a jester's clothes”) + fool (“a jester”).

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