foolishness
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- noun
- /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
- His continuous arguments were an example of sheer foolishness during the serious meeting.
- one's own foolishness
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Watch on YouTubeIt's not stupidity or foolishness or defiance.
- It's not stupidity or foolishness or defiance.
- And why do I want to get involved in that foolishness while they'll find out?
- So many doctors still believe this and still spout this foolishness to their patients.
- So I didn't have breakthroughs and great visions and it was just foolishness on my side.
- They they are in a vice of the opposite of wisdom, foolishness.
- And I remember the foolishness that I was taught by very knowledgeable and bright men.
- Yes, I apologize for my foolishness.
- It's phenomenal compared to the foolishness of most of what our government does these days.
- I've got a top hat behind my back, so you know that I have status and I will not deal with foolishness.
- It's, it's sort of like the foolishness of the student loan program, which they're trying to iron out, but they're not, they're not going to pay that.
- The heart needs a little foolishness for our child.
- It was a scandal and a foolishness to the Gentile world.
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So many doctors still believe this and still spout this foolishness to their patients.
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This is plain foolishness.
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What kind of foolishness is that?
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What kind of foolishness is this?
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You need to stop that foolishness.
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The cost of such foolishness!
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We've been sitting here for six months now and it's time for this foolishness to stop and we just need to move on.
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Suddenly, any exhilaration she felt was gone, and the foolishness of what she was doing hit her.
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Look, I've had enough of this foolishness.
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If you have, know that you're not alone in your foolishness; I think we've all been there.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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4.6
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
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7.3
A foolish action or a lack of good sense that causes trouble
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4.2
Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind
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8.0
Very stupid or foolish behaviour often seen as offensive
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3.4
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
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6.1
Lack of experience or common sense that makes someone trust others easily
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2.8
A careless, foolish error that causes problems
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6.2
A state of not understanding things quickly
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6.1
Silly, harmless behavior that makes people laugh
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9.9
A very silly and stupid idea or action
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8.4
A stupid action or remark
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8.2
A habit of taking dangerous risks without thinking about the results
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6.8
A very silly or crazy way of behaving that makes people laugh
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7.7
A failure to be careful or to use good judgment when making choices
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9.9
The state of being very foolish in a stubborn way
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8.2
Being very foolish and not willing to change, causing mistakes
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7.3
A way of behaving that is silly or foolish and not thinking clearly
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9.5
A state of being foolish and not thinking clearly
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8.6
Poor choice or action made without good sense
A lack of good judgment when making choices
A foolish way of acting that shows poor judgment
A very foolish decision that shows little thought
A silly mistake that shows bad judgment
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Etymology
Foolishness comes from the simple word fool, which means 'silly' or 'not sensible'. The ending -ish makes it an adjective and -ness makes it the 'state' or quality, so foolishness is the condition of acting without good sense or judgment.