foolproof
/ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/
foolproof adjective: of a device: protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.
Adjective
foolproof (comparative more foolproof, superlative most foolproof)
- Of a device: protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.
- Of an idea or plan: certain to succeed in all eventualities, or claimed to be so; infallible.
- Dill had hit upon a foolproof plan to make Boo Radley come out at no cost to ourselves (place a trail of lemon drops from the back door to the front yard and he’d follow it, like an ant).1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
- My foolproof recipe is my gâteau fermière.2021 June 1, Marie-Dominique, “‘Throw the ingredients together with reckless abandon!’: Guardian readers on their tastiest foolproof bakes”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2021
Verb
foolproof (third-person singular simple present foolproofs, present participle foolproofing, simple past and past participle foolproofed)
- To render (something) foolproof.
- We foolproofed the operations.
foolproof meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
foolproof in Tamil
- தவறுக்குள்ளாகாத, தவறேற்பட வாய்ப்பில்லாத
foolproof in Bengali
- অব্যর্থ, মোক্ষম, অব্যর্থ বানানো
foolproof in Malayalam
- പിഴവില്ലാത്ത, പഴുതുകളില്ലാത്ത, ഓട്ടകളില്ലാത്ത, കബളിപ്പിക്കാന് പറ്റാത്ത, കേടുവരുത്താൻ കഴിയാത്ത
foolproof in Kannada
- ತಪ್ಪು ಮಾಡಲು ಆಸ್ಪದವಿಲ್ಲದ, ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ, ತಪ್ಪಾಗದ, ಕೇಡಾಗದ, ಸರಳವಾದ
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- foolproof in Arabic
- مُحْكَمَة muḥkama
Examples of foolproof in a sentence
- Deaf people may be able to read people's lips, but it's not a foolproof means of communication.
- Some prefer a double action because it seems more foolproof in the heat of the moment when someone might not be thinking calmly.
- Some prefer a double action gun because it seems more foolproof in the heat of the moment when someone might not be thinking calmly.
Forms of foolproof
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more foolproof |
| superlative | most foolproof |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | foolproofs |
| present participle | foolproofing |
| past participle | foolproofed |
| past | foolproofed |
Origin of foolproof
From fool + -proof.
Words formed from foolproof
Questions about foolproof
- What does foolproof mean?
- Foolproof means of a device: protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.
- What is foolproof in Tamil?
- Foolproof in Tamil is தவறுக்குள்ளாகாத, தவறேற்பட வாய்ப்பில்லாத. See Foolproof meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is foolproof?
- Foolproof can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce foolproof?
- Foolproof is pronounced /ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/.
Words near foolproof in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: foolproof (page history and authors); foolproof (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); foolproof (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); foolproof (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); foolproof (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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