"fol" meaning in Français

See fol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \fɔl\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-VictorDtmtc-fol.wav Forms: fou [singular, masculine], fous [plural, masculine], folle [singular, feminine], folles [plural, feminine], fols [plural]
  1. Masculin singulier de fou lorsque le substantif qui suit dans la phrase commence par une voyelle ou un h muet. Form of: fou
    Sense id: fr-fol-fr-adj-9IxS61KL Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. Neutre singulier de fou. Tags: rare Form of: fou
    Sense id: fr-fol-fr-adj-ZVYo3pAQ Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes rares en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fol-en-Christ, fol en Christ, handifol, souvent femme varie, bien fol est qui s’y fie

Inflected forms

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  "anagrams": [
    {
      "word": "Flo"
    },
    {
      "word": "flo"
    },
    {
      "word": "LOF"
    },
    {
      "word": "Löf"
    },
    {
      "word": "lof"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Formes d’adjectifs en français",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Genre neutre en français inclusif",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Français",
      "orig": "français",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fol-en-Christ"
    },
    {
      "word": "fol en Christ"
    },
    {
      "word": "handifol"
    },
    {
      "word": "souvent femme varie, bien fol est qui s’y fie"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir fou"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fou",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fu\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fous",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fu\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folle",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fɔl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folles",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fɔl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fols",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Forme d’adjectif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en français",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Un fol espoir, un fol orgueil."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Eugène Labiche, Doit-on le dire ?, 1872",
          "text": "Muserolle.– J’ai eu l’honneur d’être trompé par ma femme. Oh mais ! trompé ! comme vous ne le serez peut-être jamais vous-mêmes.\nLe Marquis.– Pas de fol orgueil !"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Daniel Boulanger, Le chemin des caracoles, Laffont, 1966, réédition Le Livre de Poche, page 62",
          "text": "Le merle sifflait en fol puis on ne l'entendit plus."
        },
        {
          "text": "On retournait vers l’impasse, au point de départ de ce fol après-midi.— (Gaël Faye, Petit Pays, Grasset, 2016, page 160)"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fou"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Masculin singulier de fou lorsque le substantif qui suit dans la phrase commence par une voyelle ou un h muet."
      ],
      "id": "fr-fol-fr-adj-9IxS61KL"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en français",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Termes rares en français",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Dandelion, Faut-il être fier d’être fol ?, mxdandelion.medium.com, 21 juillet 2021",
          "text": "Pourquoi se dire fol ? Que revendique-t-on en réclamant ce terme ? Être fier d’être fol est-ce aimer l’être ?"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fou"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Neutre singulier de fou."
      ],
      "id": "fr-fol-fr-adj-ZVYo3pAQ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Variations diaéthiques",
        "Non standard"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\fɔl\\"
    },
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        "Nancy (France)"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "form-of",
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "fol"
}
{
  "anagrams": [
    {
      "word": "Flo"
    },
    {
      "word": "flo"
    },
    {
      "word": "LOF"
    },
    {
      "word": "Löf"
    },
    {
      "word": "lof"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Formes d’adjectifs en français",
    "Genre neutre en français inclusif",
    "français"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fol-en-Christ"
    },
    {
      "word": "fol en Christ"
    },
    {
      "word": "handifol"
    },
    {
      "word": "souvent femme varie, bien fol est qui s’y fie"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "→ voir fou"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fou",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fu\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fous",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fu\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folle",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fɔl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folles",
      "ipas": [
        "\\fɔl\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fols",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Forme d’adjectif",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en français"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Un fol espoir, un fol orgueil."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Eugène Labiche, Doit-on le dire ?, 1872",
          "text": "Muserolle.– J’ai eu l’honneur d’être trompé par ma femme. Oh mais ! trompé ! comme vous ne le serez peut-être jamais vous-mêmes.\nLe Marquis.– Pas de fol orgueil !"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Daniel Boulanger, Le chemin des caracoles, Laffont, 1966, réédition Le Livre de Poche, page 62",
          "text": "Le merle sifflait en fol puis on ne l'entendit plus."
        },
        {
          "text": "On retournait vers l’impasse, au point de départ de ce fol après-midi.— (Gaël Faye, Petit Pays, Grasset, 2016, page 160)"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fou"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Masculin singulier de fou lorsque le substantif qui suit dans la phrase commence par une voyelle ou un h muet."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en français",
        "Termes rares en français"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Dandelion, Faut-il être fier d’être fol ?, mxdandelion.medium.com, 21 juillet 2021",
          "text": "Pourquoi se dire fol ? Que revendique-t-on en réclamant ce terme ? Être fier d’être fol est-ce aimer l’être ?"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "fou"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Neutre singulier de fou."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Variations diaéthiques",
        "Non standard"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\fɔl\\"
    },
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      ],
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  ],
  "tags": [
    "form-of",
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "fol"
}

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