amadán — meaning in English

English meaning

• eejit noun An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
• fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
• idiot noun A foolish or stupid person, or someone who makes a very poor decision.
• ignoramus noun A person who is strikingly uninformed or unwilling to learn; a fool.

Senses

amadán is used for these senses in English:

• eejit (Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster English, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
• fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
• idiot (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
• ignoramus A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

fool — full definition

1. noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
2. noun Historically, a jester employed to entertain a royal court.
3. verb To trick or deceive someone.
4. noun A British dessert made of pureed fruit folded into cream or custard.

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