foolish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.
Meanings
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(of a person) Lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
Next season will, as ever, be a different matter, another problem for Conte to solve as he looks to extend his personal record of four straight league titles in club football across England and Italy. Given his hunger for more – more time, more detail, more work – only the brave or the foolish would bet against him.
2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian:His wife and the neighbours lamented over his strange conduct, his dullness and melancholy, and began to think that he was grown foolish.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 318:
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(of an action, qualifier:decision; system; decision; system, usually) Not based on good sense or judgement; as a fool would do or conclude.
As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
- Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most foolish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more foolish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unfoolish · overfoolish · foolishness · penny wise and pound foolish · foolishly · a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds · pound-foolish · foolishment
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
retarded · imbecilic · cretinous · thick as a brick · insane · fool · lame · moronic · daft as a brush
Synonyms
soft in the head · duncical · stupid · fuzzy-minded · dim-headed · dense · ridiculous · unsage · idle · daft · fatuous · fuzzy-headed · dull-witted · woolly-headed · asinine · absurd · bedaft · simple · gauvison · softheaded · dopey · mookish · dull-headed · wool-headed · derpy · unwise · barmy · woolly-minded · crackpot · idiotic · slight · balmy · thick · naive · sottish · goofy · dumb · insipient · dim-witted · loony · slow-witted · silly
Translations (195)
sc ménzu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es taba (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ca ximple (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sk hlúpy (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · de töricht (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · sc lolloi (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fr idiot (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · be дурны́ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · vo fopik (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lt neprotingas (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fo óvitskutur (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · br sod (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · az ağılsız (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · mi nenekara (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ko 둔하다 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · pt idiota (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ja 馬鹿な (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tr aptalca (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sc dòndoro (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · unm kpëche (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · nb dum (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · chk tiparoch (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · la mōrus (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · th โง่ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · yi נאַריש (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lv neprātīgs (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · lv dumjš (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · it sciocco (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · io dessaja (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tr enayice (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sc mengòsu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · txb aknātsa (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · cs hloupý (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · hy ապուշ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv meecheeallagh (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · cmn 笨 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es estulto (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · bn মূর্খ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · eo malsaĝa (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv meecheeallagh (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · ar غَبِيّ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fa احمق (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sc bovu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fr sot (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · nl dom (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lv dumjš (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · de dumm (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · pl niemądry (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ar سَفِيهٌ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sk pochabý (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tr angut (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ro prost (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tr akılsız (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tr sersem (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · chr ᎤᎸᏓᎴᏍᎩ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · mi rūrūwai (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sh budalast (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ar أَحْمَق (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv neuhushtagh (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ur مورکھ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · de närrisch (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ru дура́цкий (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ka სულელი (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ru глу́пый (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tyz phoóc (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fr bête (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fa ببو (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sid gowwa (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sc bacciloi (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es majadero (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · om gowwaa (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · is heimskur (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sh будаласт (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ga díchéillí (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · la stultus (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tyz bả mướng (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · de närrisch (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · ast ñeciu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lo ສວົງ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sh glup (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tr ahmak (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · unm kpëcheinakwsi (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · hi मूर्ख (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sc menzosu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es nescio (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sc managu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · te పిచ్చి (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gl necio (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es necio (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sl neumen (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lad bovo (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · de dumm (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es otario (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · km ភ្លើ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ru дурно́й (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · el ανόητος (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ar مُغَفَّل (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · cmn 愚蠢的 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · te మూర్ఖ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · eo stulta (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv ommidjagh (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv sou-cheayllagh (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · nb tåpelig (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ko 어리석다 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · got 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · bg глу́пав (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · la ineptus (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · tyz bả (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · mi heahea (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · hy հիմար (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · mi manuware (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · et tobe (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ro nerod (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ja 馬鹿げた (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · et narr (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lv muļķīgs (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lt kvailas (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv ommidjagh (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · gv bolvaneagh (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · es lonyipietro (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ota خفیف (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · hy տխմար (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sc bovu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fr stupide (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · pam bolang (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · bg глупав (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · grc ἄφρων (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lb domm (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fi houkkamainen (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sh глуп (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · da tåbelig (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv blebbinagh (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sq budalla (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · vi dại dột (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · xto āknats (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · et rumal (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sv dåraktig (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · da dum (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · it babbeo (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · mi wawau (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · he טיפשי (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lb topeg (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · mk глупав (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · la fatuus (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es insensato (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · pl głupi (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · my မိုက်မဲ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sl trapast (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · unm kpëche (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · pt tolo (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv sou-cheayllagh (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · yue 傻 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es lonyi (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · bg неразу́мен (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fo býttisligur (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · et loll (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ro tont (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · uk дурни́й (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gd amaideach (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · sv dum (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · cmn 蠢 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gd faoin (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · mi hukehuke (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · he מטופש (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lv neprātīgs (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · he טיפשי (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · ga aimhghlic (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · sl butast (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ga leibideach (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fo býttur (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv bolvaneagh (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · cs pošetilý (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gd amaideach (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ja 愚かな (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · fo fávitskutur (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · kea tolobásku (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es imprudente (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · got 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · pam borbolen (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · ast neciu (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es tonto (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · ru идио́тский (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · he מטופש (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · es tonto (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv neuhushtagh (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · de töricht (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · es sandio (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · az axmaq (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · gv blebbinagh (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · lv muļķīgs (resembling or characteristic of a fool) · nl onverstandig (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · cmn 傻 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · lo ງ່າວ (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · hu buta (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) · yue 笨 (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise)