English noun: foolishness | |||
1. | foolishness (attribute) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | ||
Synonyms | folly, unwiseness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | absurdity, asininity, fatuity, fatuousness, indiscretion, injudiciousness, silliness | ||
Antonyms | wisdom, wiseness | ||
2. | foolishness (cognition) the quality of being rash and foolish | ||
Samples | Trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly. Adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness. | ||
Synonyms | craziness, folly, madness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stupidity | ||
3. | foolishness (act) a stupid mistake | ||
Synonyms | betise, folly, imbecility, stupidity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake | ||