Meaning of FOOLISHNESS
| Pronunciation: | | f'ool`ishnus
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- [n] a stupid mistake
- [n] the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- [n] the quality of being rash and foolish
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| | Synonyms: | | betise, craziness, folly, folly, folly, imbecility, stupidity, unwiseness |
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| | Antonyms: | | wisdom, wiseness | | |
| | See Also: | | absurdity, error, fatuity, fatuousness, fault, indiscretion, injudiciousness, mistake, silliness, stupidity, trait | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fool"ish*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being foolish.
2. A foolish practice; an absurdity.
The preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness. --1 Cor. i.
18.
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| | Related Terms: | | absurdity, absurdness, big deal, blank mind, blankmindedness, blankness, brainlessness, bull, bunk, calm of mind, craziness, devilishness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, dottiness, elfishness, emptiness, emptiness of mind, empty-headedness, fallow mind, fatuity, flightiness, flimsiness, folly, frivolity, frivolousness, futility, giddiness, high spirits, idleness, ignorance, impishness, impracticality, imprudence, inanity, incapacity, indiscretion, ineptitude, injudiciousness, insanity, insensibility, irrationality, lackbrainedness, lackwittedness, levity, lightness, low IQ, ludicrousness, lunacy, mental blankness, mental weakness, mercuriality, mindlessness, mischief, mischievousness, nirvana, nonsense, nugacity, oblivion, passivity, playfulness, prankishness, pranksomeness, preposterousness, primal stupidity, puckishness, quietism, reasonlessness, ridiculousness, roguery, roguishness, scampishness, senselessness, shallowness, silliness, slackmindedness, slackwittedness, slenderness, slightness, sportiveness, superficiality, tabula rasa, thoughtfreeness, thoughtlessness, tranquillity, triflingness, triteness, triviality, trivialness, unintellectuality, unintelligence, unreasonableness, unwisdom, unwiseness, Urdummheit, vacancy, vacuity, vanity, vapidity, volatility, waggery, waggishness, witlessness, youthful spirits |
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