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foolishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | folly, unwiseness |
| Type of | trait |
| Has types | injudiciousness, silliness, indiscretion, asininity, fatuity, fatuousness, absurdity |
| Derivation | foolish |
Examples of foolishness
foolishness
In other words they did some baseball foolishness to try to get back to winning.
From the usatoday.com
Edward Weston had made clear the foolishness of such a view seven years earlier.
From the boston.com
The previous agreements with the unions were a dreadful nightmare of foolishness.
From the latimes.com
I am a member because I'm a conservative, not because I approve of foolishness.
From the theatlantic.com
All these contortions and foolishness going on to reach a Barbie doll standard.
From the washingtonpost.com
Not all her weepiness, or narcissism, or occasional flights of utter foolishness.
From the newsday.com
Democracy has many virtues but the prevention of foolishness isn't one of them.
From the economist.com
The most generous spin you can put on this is of prime ministerial foolishness.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ambition should be admired, but its a thin line between ambition and foolishness.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Folly: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- Folly: the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
- Stupidity: a stupid mistake
- (foolish) devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
- (foolish) anserine: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
- Foolishness is the lack of wisdom. In this sense it differs from stupidity, which is the lack of intelligence. An act of foolishness is sometimes referred to as a folly.
- (Foolish (album)) Foolish is Superchunk's fourth studio album. It was recorded November 30 through December 2, 1993, at Pachyderm Studios, by Brian Paulson. It was released by Merge Records in 1994.
- (Foolish (Ashanti song)) "Foolish" is a song by American R&B singer Ashanti from her debut album. It was written by Ashanti, 7 Aurelius, M. DeBarge and producer Irv Gotti. It uses a sample of DeBarge's "Stay with Me" and features elements from "One More Chance (remix)" by The Notorious B.I.G. ...
- (Foolish (film)) Foolish is a 1999 film directed by Dave Meyers and starring Master P and Eddie Griffin. It was No Limit Films' second theatrical release after I Got the Hook Up.
