The meaning of Foolishness

noun

Lack of good sense; foolishness.

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An act of sheer folly

noun

The condition of being foolish, or a foolish action or belief

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[ + to infinitive ] it would be folly to attempt a trip in this snowstorm.

suffix

A connecting vowel chiefly forming words ending in -ana, -ferous, -fic, -form, -fy, -gerous, -vorous.

suffix

Forming the plural of nouns adopted from latin ending in -us.

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Foci

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Forming adjectives from names of countries or regions in the near or middle east.

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Azerbaijani

noun

Extremely stupid behaviour.

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The idiocy of decimating yew forests

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The quality of not being reasonable, wise, or practical, or of not following a plan or system that has been carefully thought about

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He was apparently unaware of the illogicality of his statement., the illogicalities of english spel…

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The quality of being extremely stupid

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The absolute imbecility of this show has to be seen to be believed., the kids were giggling and act…

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The quality of being unwise, because you fail to consider the possible results of your actions

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The board hopes these decisions will expose any imprudence or dishonesty., he believes that a time …

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A nonsensical remark or action.

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They utter whatever inanities will get them elected

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The quality of being extremely silly or having no real meaning or importance, or something that is extremely silly like this

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I was amazed at the inanity of her comments., his speech was full of inanities that were meant to b…

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The quality of being illogical or unreasonable.

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The sheer irrationality of continuing a policy doomed to failure

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The fact of not using reason or clear thinking

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The play is a tragicomedy about the terrifying irrationality of love., the apparent irrationality o…

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Lack of a proper sense of responsibility.

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They thought that having children was an act of irresponsibility

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The quality of not thinking or worrying enough about the possible results of what you do

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It was an act of gross irresponsibility to leave someone who wasn't properly trained in charge of t…

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The state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in technical use).

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It has been suggested that originality demands a degree of lunacy

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Extreme foolishness or mental illness

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It would be lunacy to try and climb the mountain in this weather.

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The state of having a serious mental illness.

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In his madness he destroyed the work of years

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Mental illness

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There was a history of madness in her family., it would be sheer madness (= crazy) to ignore the sy…

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The quality of being careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result

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In a moment of rashness, i agreed to go skydiving for charity., i guarantee you will both regret yo…

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Lack of regard for the danger or consequences of one's actions; rashness.

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To fire a loaded shotgun was an act of utmost recklessness

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Dangerous behaviour that shows that you are not thinking about the risks and possible results of your actions

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The accident was a result of recklessness., she had acted with extreme recklessness.

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Lack of common sense or judgement; foolishness.

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She had to laugh at her own silliness

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Behaviour that shows a lack of good sense or judgement.

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I can't believe my own stupidity

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A lack of thought about how your actions or words may upset someone

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Many of the world's injustices are caused by human greed or thoughtlessness., his thoughtlessness a…