Fool and Lunatic

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Fool noun - A person who lacks good sense or judgment.

Usage example: only a fool would attempt to climb that mountain unprepared

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Lunatic is a synonym for fool. In some cases you can use "Lunatic" instead the word "Fool" as a noun or an adjective.

Lunatic adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.

Usage example: such lunatic clowning during church services is completely inappropriate

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Fool is a synonym for lunatic. Sometimes you can use "Fool" instead the word "Lunatic" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: lunacy, luna

complete	complete fool	complete lunatic
utter	utter fool	utter lunatic
total	total fool	total lunatic
stupid	stupid fool	stupid lunatic
Other adjectives: dangerous, incompetent, evil, absolute, useless, happy, harmless, angry, former, blind, insane, local, babbling.

His lover Kitai figures where he went by thinking of a place only an absolute fool would go to, and a lunatic would follow.

Source: Godzilla Threshold
In foreign fiction the portrayals tend to be more cynical and show him as either a bumbling imbecilic fool, a closet racist or a corrupt, war mongering lunatic.

Source: National Stereotypes / North America
No one's clear on whether he's a lucky fool masquerading as a genius, a genius using people's opinions of him as a fool to become a Chess Master, a Magnificent Bastard, or a lunatic whose irrational approach manages to somehow always work.

Source: Crazy Awesome / Anime and Manga

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