foolishness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
Etymology
From Middle English folishnesse, follissnesse, equivalent to foolish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being foolish.
On page 297 [“Queens Not Balled Thru Robbers”], that quotation from a foreign bee-paper, about the foolishness of thinking that robber-bees ball a queen, is probably all right in the main. Robbers are indeed there for honey—not for reginacide—but perchance no one interferes, and after awhile the honey is gone, and the hive is filled with a miscellaneous crowd largely new comers, who are like a city mob, “the more part know not wherefore they are come together.”
1900 June 14, E. E. Hasty, “The Afterthought: The ‘Old Reliable’ seen thru New and Unreliable Glasses”, in George W. York, editor, American Bee Journal, 40th year, number 24, Chicago, Ill., Robber-Bees and Balled Queens, page 374, column 1:
- (countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foolishnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
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Synonyms
folly · ridiculousness · indiscretion · irresponsibility · imprudence · extravagance · schmuckiness · stupidity · absurdity
Translations (96)
ang unġesċēadwisnes (state of being foolish) · la stultitia (thing or event that is foolish) · de Narrheit (state of being foolish) · lv dumjība (thing or event that is foolish) · it corbelleria (thing or event that is foolish) · gv anchreeaght (state of being foolish) · fi typeryys (thing or event that is foolish) · ga baothántacht (state of being foolish) · da tåbelighed (thing or event that is foolish) · lv muļķība (thing or event that is foolish) · it sciocchezza (thing or event that is foolish) · ga leibideacht (state of being foolish) · de Tölpelhaftigkeit (state of being foolish) · gl tolemia (state of being foolish) · hy հիմարություն (state of being foolish) · ang unwīsdōm (state of being foolish) · mk глу́пост (thing or event that is foolish) · fr déraison (state of being foolish) · it stupidità (thing or event that is foolish) · pl głupota (thing or event that is foolish) · uk нерозсудливість (state of being foolish) · gd amaideas (state of being foolish) · kea jatura (thing or event that is foolish) · da tåbelighed (state of being foolish) · pt tolice (thing or event that is foolish) · ny utsiru (state of being foolish) · it stronzata (thing or event that is foolish) · sc macchìne (state of being foolish) · yi נאַרישקייט (state of being foolish) · gl tolaxe (thing or event that is foolish) · de Torheit (state of being foolish) · es necedad (state of being foolish) · ga aineagna (state of being foolish) · kea jatura (state of being foolish) · fr sottise (state of being foolish) · fi typeryys (state of being foolish) · it malaccortezza (state of being foolish) · es tontería (thing or event that is foolish) · cs pošetilost (state of being foolish) · sc bambidudine (state of being foolish) · km ល្បែ (state of being foolish) · la stultitia (state of being foolish) · pl głupota (state of being foolish) · ar حَمَاقَة (thing or event that is foolish) · gd amaideas (thing or event that is foolish) · lv muļķība (state of being foolish) · es sandez (thing or event that is foolish) · ga amlógacht (state of being foolish) · bg глупост (thing or event that is foolish) · vo fop (state of being foolish) · lv neprātība (state of being foolish) · sw upumbavu (state of being foolish) · mk глу́пост (state of being foolish) · bg глупост (state of being foolish) · fr bêtise (thing or event that is foolish) · de Dummheit (state of being foolish) · bg неблагоразу́мие (state of being foolish) · lv neprātība (thing or event that is foolish) · cs pošetilost (thing or event that is foolish) · got 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (state of being foolish) · lv dumjība (state of being foolish) · ga amadántacht (state of being foolish) · sc macchìghine (state of being foolish) · it pazzia (state of being foolish) · it idiozia (thing or event that is foolish) · grc μωρία (state of being foolish) · es nescedad (disused) (state of being foolish) · de Narrentum (state of being foolish) · es nescedad (disused) (thing or event that is foolish) · unm kpëcheokàn (state of being foolish) · ru глу́пость (state of being foolish) · mk нера́зумност (state of being foolish) · gl tolería (thing or event that is foolish) · gv meecheeall (state of being foolish) · eo malsaĝeco (state of being foolish) · la fatuitās (state of being foolish) · sc scimpròriu (state of being foolish) · it scemenza (thing or event that is foolish) · fr folie (thing or event that is foolish) · pt tolice (state of being foolish) · de Dummheit (thing or event that is foolish) · gl loucura (state of being foolish) · it stupidità (state of being foolish) · enm unwisdom (state of being foolish) · es necedad (thing or event that is foolish) · ru глу́пость (thing or event that is foolish) · it sciocchezza (state of being foolish) · bg неразумност (state of being foolish) · de Unverstand (state of being foolish) · hy հիմարություն (thing or event that is foolish) · fr folie (state of being foolish) · uk безглуздість (state of being foolish) · fr sottise (thing or event that is foolish) · grc ἀφροσύνη (state of being foolish) · it scempiaggine (thing or event that is foolish) · mk будала́штина (state of being foolish)