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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 | ||
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