foolproof

/ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/

adj 2verb 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, look, seem

make sth

The recipe includes pictures at each step to make cooking foolproof for beginners.

ADV

absolutely, quite

nearly, pretty well, virtually

The new smartphone app is nearly foolproof, so even my grandmother can use it easily.

Definitions

adj

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.

My foolproof recipe is my gâteau fermière.

From Nigella Lawson’s effortless spaghetti with Marmite to Chetna Makan’s foolproof chicken curry – the recipes to turn to when you want easy but tasty suppers

verb

To render (something) foolproof.

We foolproofed the operations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — proof against human misuse or error

goofproof
goof-proof

adjective — not liable to failure

unfailing

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Idioms & Phrases

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My foolproof recipe is my gâteau fermière.

Wiktionary

From Nigella Lawson’s effortless spaghetti with Marmite to Chetna Makan’s foolproof chicken curry – the recipes to turn to when you want easy but tasty suppers

Wiktionary

We foolproofed the operations.

Wiktionary

No security system is foolproof.

Tatoeba · #945663

Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool.

Tatoeba · #1233446

The system is hardly foolproof.

Tatoeba · #5305588

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