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tomfoolishness

tomfoolishness noun: the quality of being tomfoolish.

Noun

tomfoolishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being tomfoolish.

Origin of tomfoolishness

From tomfoolish + -ness.

Questions about tomfoolishness

What does tomfoolishness mean?
Tomfoolishness means the quality of being tomfoolish.
What part of speech is tomfoolishness?
Tomfoolishness is a noun.

Words near tomfoolishness in the dictionary

  1. tomfooleries
  2. tomfoolerous
  3. tomfoolery
  4. tomfooling
  5. tomfoolish
  6. tomfoolishness
  7. tomfools
  8. tomfuckery
  9. tomgirl
  10. tomgirls
  11. tomhan

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