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absurdity, mistake, blunder, error, faux pas, gaffe, Colloq
goof, fluff: What follies have been committed in the name of
honour!
foment v. rouse, stir or whip up, awaken, waken, provoke, incite,
instigate, initiate, prompt, start, motivate, inspire, work up,
inflame, fan the flames (of), kindle, galvanize, rally, excite,
stimulate, encourage, promote, foster, forward, further,
advance, cultivate, sow the seeds of, spur, goad, egg on, urge:
He is always fomenting ill will against the management.
fond adj. 1 tender, loving, affectionate, warm, adoring, caring:
She clasped him in a fond embrace. 2 foolish, bootless, empty,
vain, na‹ve: She had fond hopes of his being elected. 3 fond
of. partial to, (having a) liking (for), soft on or about,
affectionate towards, attached to, having a fancy or taste for,
fancying, predisposed or inclined to or towards; addicted to,
Colloq hooked on: She is inordinately fond of chocolate.
fondle v. caress, stroke, pet, pat, touch, cuddle, snuggle; handle,
touch: See that couple over there fondling one another? He
fondled his dagger.
fondly adv. affectionately, lovingly, tenderly, warmly, adoringly,
caressingly: Martin regarded his wife fondly.
food n. nourishment, nutriment, aliment, sustenance, subsistence;
foodstuffs, edibles, eatables, viands, bread, victuals, rations,
provisions, comestibles, Brit commons, Colloq grub, eats, chow,
Brit scoff, prog: Without any food for days, the survivors were
near starvation.
fool n. 1 simpleton, ninny, ninny-hammer, nincompoop, ass, jackass,
dunce, dolt, halfwit, numskull or numbskull, blockhead,
bonehead, pinhead, silly, feather-brain, loon, goose, booby,
jay, goon, mooncalf, idiot, ignoramus, dim-wit, nitwit, halfwit,
imbecile, moron, clod, clodpole, clodpoll, clodpate, oaf,
Psychology retardate, Scots gomerel, Colloq birdbrain,
dumb-bell, fat-head, chump, twit, knuckle-head, chucklehead,
nit, twerp or twirp, Brit pillock, US and Canadian jerk, retard;
Slang sap, dope, Brit git, Australian boofhead: He's such a
fool he'll believe anything. 2 (court) jester, clown, comic,
comedian or comedienne, entertainer, zany, buffoon, merry