foolishness

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being foolish.

A foolish practice; an absurdity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

folly stupidity madness absurdity irresponsibility indiscretion imprudence craziness imbecility ridiculousness unwiseness malarkey ignorance dementia nonsense

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Antonyms

wisdom oracle providence esprit ana mot

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Hypernyms

error mistake fault stupidity trait

Hyponyms

absurdity silliness indiscretion asininity fatuity injudiciousness

Related terms

fool

Phrases with the word

exploiter of foolishness out of foolishness

Examples

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. George Bernard Shaw

Women's liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that. Golda Meir

As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. Jean de La Bruyère

Useless wisdom is double foolishness. Icelandic Proverb

The mouth of fools pours out foolishness. American Proverb

To make an error is human, keep doing it is foolishness. Portuguese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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