Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suffer fools gladly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
suf-fer- -fool-s glad-ly
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

suffers fools gladly (present, singular) suffering fools gladly (participle, present) suffered fools gladly (participle, past) suffered fools gladly (past) gladly suffer fools (alternative)

Phrases

nobody's fool

Frequently Paired Words

nobody's fool

Questions

What does suffer fools gladly mean?
To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.

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