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1. • • the quality of being unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment:
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   What does foolishness mean?

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   What is the meaning of the word foolish?

   • The meaning of the word foolish is: adjective foolish (1) resulting from or showing a lack of sense, ill-considered, unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech. (2) First recorded in 1250-1300, the word foolish is derived from the Middle English word folish, foolish. See also fool1, -ish1. A common word.

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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 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 it mean if you look or feel foolish?

   • If you look or feel foolish, you look or feel so silly or ridiculous that people are likely to laugh at you. I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him. I didn't want him to look foolish and be laughed at. He saw me standing there, grinning foolishly at him. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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

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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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   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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   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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   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.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun foolishness. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.