FOOLISHNESS


Meaning of FOOLISHNESS in English

n. Function: noun

the quality or state of being foolish FF1C; the foolishness of so many of her schemes FF1E;

Synonyms: absurdity, craziness, dottiness, folly, inanity, insanity, lunacy, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, witlessness

Related Words: imprudence, indiscretion, injudiciousness, insensibility, unwiseness; irrationality, unreasonableness; impracticality; absurdness, ludicrousness, ridiculousness; bull, bunk, nonsense

Contrasted Words: discretion, judiciousness, prudence, sensibility, wiseness; rationality, reasonableness; practicality; soundness; canniness, shrewdness

Antonyms: sense, wisdom

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