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fool·ish

(fo͞o′lĭsh)

adj.

1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly: a foolish boy; a foolish purchase.

2. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous: a foolish grin.

3. Embarrassed; abashed: I feel foolish telling you this.

4. Insignificant; trivial: foolish little knickknacks.

fool′ish·ly adv.

fool′ish·ness n.

Synonyms: foolish, absurd, fatuous, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly
These adjectives are applied to people or things that show an absence of good judgment or common sense: a foolish expenditure of energy; an absurd idea that is bound to fail; fatuous optimism that does not take the real problem into account; dismissed her ludicrous criticism; a preposterous excuse that no one believed; offered a ridiculous explanation for his tardiness; a silly argument.

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foolish

(ˈfuːlɪʃ)

adj

1. unwise; silly

2. resulting from folly or stupidity

3. ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration

4. weak-minded; simple

ˈfoolishly adv

ˈfoolishness n

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fool•ish

(ˈfu lɪʃ)

adj.

1. resulting from or showing a lack of sense.

2. lacking forethought or caution.

3. insignificant or paltry.

[1250–1300]

fool′ish•ly, adv.

fool′ish•ness, n.

syn: foolish, fatuous, inane imply weakness of intellect and lack of judgment. foolish implies lack of common sense or good judgment or, sometimes, weakness of mind: a foolish decision; a foolish child. fatuous implies being not only foolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: a fatuous grin. inane suggests a lack of content, meaning, or purpose: inane conversation about the weather.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"

inadvisable, unadvisable - not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable"

ill-advised, unadvised - without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"

impolitic - not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue"

imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger

wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

foolish - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

foolish

adjective

1. unwise, silly, absurd, rash, unreasonable, senseless, short-sighted, ill-advised, foolhardy, nonsensical, inane, indiscreet, ill-judged, ill-considered, imprudent, unintelligent, asinine, injudicious, incautious It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily.
unwise sound, bright, sharp, smart, wise, clever, intelligent, sensible, cautious, rational, thoughtful, prudent, sane, judicious, commonsensical, sagacious

2. silly, stupid, mad, daft (informal), simple, weak, crazy, ridiculous, dumb (informal), ludicrous, senseless, barmy (slang), potty (Brit. informal), goofy (informal), idiotic, half-baked (informal), dotty (slang), inane, fatuous, loopy (informal), witless, crackpot (informal), moronic, brainless, half-witted, imbecilic, off your head (informal), braindead (informal), harebrained, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), dumb-ass (slang), doltish How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier.

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foolish

adjective

1. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:

2. So senseless as to be laughable:

absurd, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.

Translations

nerozumnýpitomýpošetilýsměšný

tåbeliglatterlig

typerä

budalast

fáránlegurheimskulegur

ばかな

어리석은

nespameten

fånig

โง่

ngớ ngẩn

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foolish

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foolish

[ˈfuːlɪʃ] adj (senseless) → sciocco/a, stupido/a, insensato/a; (ridiculous) → ridicolo/a, assurdo/a; (unwise) → imprudente
that was very foolish of you → è stato molto sciocco da parte tua

fool

(fuːl) noun

a person without sense or intelligence. He is such a fool he never knows what to do.

verb

1. to deceive. She completely fooled me with her story.

2. (often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully. Stop fooling about!

ˈfoolish adjective

1. having no sense. He is a foolish young man.

2. ridiculous. He looked very foolish.

ˈfoolishly adverbˈfoolishness nounˈfoolhardy adjective

taking foolish risks; rash. He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter.

ˈfoolhardiness nounˈfoolproof adjective

unable to go wrong. His new plan seems completely foolproof.

make a fool of

to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid. He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.

make a fool of oneself

to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid. She made a fool of herself at the party.

play the fool

to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people. He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.

foolish

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