French word

sot

Pronunciation

IPA/so/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfool

Example

C'est un sot.

He's a fool.

Illustration for sot (fool)

More examples

Ne fais pas le sot.

Don't play the fool.

Core concept

A person presented as lacking sense and acting foolishly.

Common phrases

  • faire le sot

    play the fool

  • passer pour un sot

    pass for a fool

Similar words

idiot: A person who seems unable to understand simple things and acts foolishly.
imbécile: A person who acts foolishly through carelessness or inattention.
bête: A person who struggles to think clearly and behaves foolishly.
andouille: A slow, clumsy person who behaves like a fool.

Definition in French

Terme pour une personne perçue comme manquant de jugement ou d'esprit, employé pour critiquer une action jugée stupide.

Word origin

Sot is inherited from Old French sot, and the word's earlier source is unknown.

Usage tips

  • The feminine form is sotte, as in une sotte, with a pronounced final consonant unlike the masculine form un sot.

Other meanings

  • idiotnoun
  • simpletonnoun

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