fou

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

fou

From Old French fol, from Vulgar Latin follus of the same meaning, which also gives Italian folle and English fool; from Latin follere ('to puff, to wander aimlessly'), denominal of follis ('bellows'), see also follet and ignis fatuus ('wandering fire'), originally meaning 'volatile, wandering, capricious, reckless', of which fol is the strict synonym.

Definitions

échecs
oiseaux

Synonyms

cinglédémentnévrosé

Feminine

folle

Plural

fous

Anagram

ouf

Translations

  • germangerman:Tölpel
  • englishenglish:gannet
  • greekgreek:τρελός
  • spanishspanish:alcatraz
  • dutchdutch:jan-van-gent
  • danishdanish:løber
  • finnishfinnish:lähetti
  • italianitalian:sula
  • polishpolish:goniec
  • portugueseportuguese:bispo
  • swedishswedish:löpare

See also

fouettage (cn.) folichonner (v.) affolage (cn.) raffolir (v.) fou (adj.) fouetteuse (cn.) folie (cn.) foutraque (adj.) follet (adj.) follet (cn.) affolant (adj.) affolement (cn.) affoler (v.) folâtre (adj.) folâtrer (v.) folâtrerie (cn.) folichon (adj.) fouet (cn.) fouettement (cn.) fouetter (v.)