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Foolishness

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Noun

1. folly, foolishness, unwiseness

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

2. craziness, folly, foolishness, madness

the quality of being rash and foolish

Example Sentences:
'trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly'
'adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness'

3. betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity

a stupid mistake

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Foolishness

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adjective
1. 
unwise; silly
2. 
resulting from folly or stupidity
3. 
ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration
4. 
weak-minded; simple
5.  an archaic word for insignificant

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Foolishness

see synonyms of foolishness
adjective
1. 
without good sense; silly; unwise
2. 
a. 
ridiculous; absurd
b. 
abashed; embarrassed
3.  Archaic
humble

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Foolishness

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adj.
1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly: a foolish boy; a foolish purchase.
2. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous: a foolish grin.
3. Embarrassed; abashed: I feel foolish telling you this.
4. Insignificant; trivial: foolish little knickknacks.

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