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Definition of foolishness in English: foolishnessnounˈfuːlɪʃnəsˈfulɪʃnəs mass nounLack of good sense or judgement; stupidity. she was realizing the foolishness of her actions Example sentencesExamples - The inevitable thoughts of his foolishness returned to him, no matter, how optimistic he tried to be.
- Galton was confident the figures would confirm his view of popular foolishness.
- To try to distil it through some intellectual process is foolishness.
- She prefers to take her time and to enjoy Harry's foolishness, watching from a distance, and that's exactly what she did.
- For all its foolishness, though, the Midas myth contains neither death nor destruction.
Synonyms folly, foolhardiness, stupidity, idiocy, imbecility, silliness, inanity, lunacy, madness, rashness, recklessness, imprudence, injudiciousness, lack of caution/foresight/sense, irrationality, illogicality, irresponsibility, thoughtlessness, indiscretion informal craziness British informal daftness
Definition of foolishness in US English: foolishnessnounˈfo͞oliSHnəsˈfulɪʃnəs Lack of good sense or judgment; stupidity. she was realizing the foolishness of her actions Example sentencesExamples - To try to distil it through some intellectual process is foolishness.
- She prefers to take her time and to enjoy Harry's foolishness, watching from a distance, and that's exactly what she did.
- For all its foolishness, though, the Midas myth contains neither death nor destruction.
- Galton was confident the figures would confirm his view of popular foolishness.
- The inevitable thoughts of his foolishness returned to him, no matter, how optimistic he tried to be.
Synonyms folly, foolhardiness, stupidity, idiocy, imbecility, silliness, inanity, lunacy, madness, rashness, recklessness, imprudence, injudiciousness, lack of caution, lack of foresight, lack of sense, irrationality, illogicality, irresponsibility, thoughtlessness, indiscretion
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