Foolery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

foolish or senseless behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈuːlɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈuːləɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈuːləɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈuːlɚɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

craziness folly indulgence lunacy tomfoolery

Word Forms

fool	verb	indulge in horseplay
crazy	adjective	foolish; totally unsound
lunatic	adjective	insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Torheit

dummes oder sinnloses Verhalten

🇫🇷French

bêtises

comportement stupide ou insensé

🇪🇸Spanish

bufonadas

comportamiento tonto o sin sentido

🇮🇹Italian

stupidità

comportamento insensato o insensato

🇳🇱Dutch

dwaasheid

dwaas of zinloos gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

tolice

comportamento tolo ou sem sentido

🇷🇺Russian

дурачество

глупое или бессмысленное поведение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्खता

मूर्खतापूर्ण या संवेदनहीन व्यवहार

🇧🇩Bengali

মূর্খতা

বোকা বা বিবেকহীন আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனம்

முட்டாள்தனமான அல்லது அர்த்தமற்ற நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఖత్వం

మూర్ఖమైన లేదా తెలివిలేని ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्खपणा

मूर्ख किंवा मूर्ख वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખતા

મૂર્ખ અથવા મૂર્ખ વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖತನ

ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಶೂನ್ಯ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢിത്തം

വിഡ്ഢിത്തം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിവേകശൂന്യമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖਤਾ

ਮੂਰਖ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਵਿਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوفی

احمقانہ یا بے ہودہ سلوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚蠢的行为

愚蠢或无意义的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

愚かな

愚かな、または無分別な行動

🇰🇷Korean

어리석은 짓

어리석거나 무의미한 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngu xuẩn

hành vi ngu ngốc hoặc vô nghĩa

🇹🇭Thai

ความโง่เขลา

พฤติกรรมที่โง่เขลาหรือไร้สติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebodohan

perilaku bodoh atau tidak masuk akal

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

hangal o walang katuturang pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

kebodohan

tingkah laku bodoh atau tidak masuk akal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حماقة

سلوك أحمق أو لا معنى له

🇮🇷Persian

حماقت

رفتار احمقانه یا بی معنی

🇹🇷Turkish

maskaralık

aptalca veya anlamsız davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

טיפשות

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The primary meaning of 'foolery' is 'foolish or senseless behavior'.

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