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1. • • the quality of being unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment: the foolishness of youth She has already apologised for her foolishness.
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   Why do you say 'foolish'?

   • I say 'foolish', because such a choice goes against any form of sensible judgement. Given the wide-ranging canvases of these two volumes, it would be foolish to imagine, or probably to expect, that towns might occupy some privileged position. But it is hardly foolish to not prefer the act of cooperating in itself, apart from its consequences.

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   What is an act of foolishness called?

   • An act of foolishness is called folly. A person who shows foolishness may be called a fool. It is different to stupidity, which is the lack of intelligence. Performing a fool's errand refers to engaging in a useless piece of work.

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   What does a foolish act mean?

   • a foolish act, error, habit, etc.: Shakespeare, who looks at all men as if from Mount Olympus, notes their foibles and foolishnesses, and yet smiles on them all. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 At the first glance I saw she had been punished for her foolishness.

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   How do you know if a person is foolish?

   • Foolishness is nonsense or stupidity; it's acting in a way that is silly or irrational. Throwing a temper tantrum because the lunch line is moving slowly is pure foolishness — your outburst won't make the line move any faster. When your actions show a lack of good sense or solid judgement, you're betraying your foolishness.

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   What is foolishness and wisdom of age?

   • The foolishness and wisdom of age : attitudes toward the elderly as reflected in jokes. We have all heard of unfortunate people who have lost what they call their "life savings" by foolishness or indeed by greed. They cannot be dismantled; they will be buried in concrete—monuments to the foolishness of man for future generations.

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   1. : foolish behavior. 2. : a foolish act or idea. Synonyms. absurdity. asininity. balminess. brainlessness. craziness. daftness. dippiness. dottiness. fatuity. fatuousness. folly. imbecility. inanity. insanity. lunacy. madness. nonsensicalness. nuttiness. preposterousness. senselessness. silliness. simplicity.

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   Foolishness definition: lack of wisdom or good judgment; foolish quality. See examples of FOOLISHNESS used in a sentence.

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   the quality of being unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment: the foolishness of youth. She has already apologized for her foolishness. See. foolish. Fewer examples. She is too old for such foolishness. He laughed at his own foolishness. It is time we stopped this foolishness.

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   B2. unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment: That was a rather foolish thing to do. She was afraid that she would look foolish if she refused. It was foolish of them to pay so much. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. stupid Some people are too stupid to realize what's bad for them.

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    Oct 26, 2024 · Foolishness is nonsense or stupidity; it's acting in a way that is silly or irrational. Throwing a temper tantrum because the lunch line is moving slowly is pure foolishness — your outburst won't make the line move any faster.