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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.
Definition of foolishness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Foolishness definition: lack of wisdom or good judgment; foolish quality. See examples of FOOLISHNESS used in a sentence.
the quality of being unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment: the foolishness of youth. She has already apologised 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
If someone's behaviour or action is foolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily. It is foolish to risk skin cancer. Synonyms: unwise, silly, absurd, rash More Synonyms of foolish. foolishly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] B2.
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Definitions of 'foolish'. 1. If someone's behavior or action is foolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. [...] 2. If you look or feel foolish, you look or feel so silly or ridiculous that people are likely to laugh at you. [...] More.
