foolishness
/ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/
foolishness noun: the state of being foolish.
Noun
foolishness (countable and uncountable, plural foolishnesses)
- 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...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....
- A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
foolishness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
foolishness in Hindi
- foolishness, stupidity
- मूर्खता mūrkhatā
foolishness in Tamil
- முட்டாள்தனம், மடமை, மடத்தனம், மூடத்தனம், அசட்டுத்தனம், அறிவீனம்
foolishness in Marathi
- foolishness, stupidity, folly
- मूर्खपणा mūrkhapṇā
- foolishness, idiocy; senseless or irrational behavior
- खूळ khūḷ
foolishness in Urdu
- خبط, لچر پن, نادانی, ناسمجھی, پاگل پن
More languagesFewer languages
- foolishness in Telugu
- అవివేకము avivēkamu
- foolishness in Malayalam
- മണ്ടത്തരം maṇṭattaraṁ, മാഴ māḻa
- foolishness in Kannada
- ಬೆಳ್ತನ, ಮರುಳ್ತನ, ಹೆಡ್ಡಾಟ, ಮರುಳುತನ
- foolishness in Punjabi
- ਮੂਰਖਤਾ mūrkhatā
- foolishness in Sanskrit
- मूर्खता mūrkhátā
- foolishness in Arabic
- حَمَاقَة ḥamāqa
Examples of foolishness in a sentence
- Ich haven't seen such foolishness before.
- Tonight there are no drug deals, no fights, only the random foolishness of the young and inebriated.
- Sally was generous and open-hearted to the point of foolishness, but that was her experience.
Synonyms of foolishness
- imprudence
- folly
- extravagance
- irresponsibility
- indiscretion
- absurdity
- ridiculousness
- schmuckiness
- stupidity
Antonyms
Forms of foolishness
| plural | foolishnesses |
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Origin of foolishness
From Middle English folishnesse, follissnesse, equivalent to foolish + -ness.
Questions about foolishness
- What does foolishness mean?
- Foolishness means the state of being foolish.
- What is foolishness in Hindi?
- Foolishness in Hindi is मूर्खता (mūrkhatā). See Foolishness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is foolishness?
- Foolishness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce foolishness?
- Foolishness is pronounced /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/.
- What is the plural of foolishness?
- The plural of foolishness is foolishnesses.
Words near foolishness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: foolishness (page history and authors); मूर्खता (Hindi) (page history and authors); foolishness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); खूळ (Marathi) (page history and authors); foolishness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అవివేకము (Telugu) (page history and authors); മണ്ടത്തരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); foolishness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮੂਰਖਤਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); मूर्खता (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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