Foolish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

devoid of good sense or judgment

having or revealing stupidity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈuːlɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈuːlɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈuːlɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈuːlɪʃ/.

Examples

foolish remarks
a foolish decision
ridiculous anserine behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gooselike anserine goosy jerky dopey dopy goosey

Antonyms

wise

Parts of Speech

adjective	devoid of good sense or judgment “foolish remarks”
adjective	having or revealing stupidity “ridiculous anserine behavior”

Word Forms

foolishness	noun	the quality of being rash and foolish
dope	noun	an ignorant or foolish person
goose	noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
jerk	noun	a dull stupid fatuous person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

töricht

ohne gesunden Menschenverstand oder Urteilsvermögen

🇫🇷French

idiot

dépourvu de bon sens ou de jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

necio

carente de buen sentido o juicio

🇮🇹Italian

folle

privo di buon senso o giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

dom

zonder gezond verstand of oordeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

tolice

desprovido de bom senso ou julgamento

🇷🇺Russian

глупый

лишенный здравого смысла или суждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख

अच्छी समझ या विवेक से रहित

🇧🇩Bengali

বোকা

ভাল বোধ বা রায় ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்

நல்ல உணர்வு அல்லது தீர்ப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఖుడు

మంచి భావం లేదా తీర్పు లేనిది

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

चांगल्या अर्थाने किंवा निर्णयाशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

સારી ભાવના અથવા નિર્ણયથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖ

ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಅರ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ತೀರ್ಪು ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢിത്തം

നല്ല ബോധമോ വിധിയോ ഇല്ലാത്തത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਚੰਗੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے وقوف

اچھی عقل یا فیصلے سے عاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚蠢的

缺乏良好的判断力或判断力

🇯🇵Japanese

愚かな

良識や判断力がない

🇰🇷Korean

바보 같은

상식이나 판단력이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu si

không có ý thức tốt hoặc sự phán xét

🇹🇭Thai

โง่

ปราศจากความรู้สึกหรือวิจารณญาณที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

konyol

tanpa akal sehat atau penilaian

🇵🇭Filipino

tanga

walang mabuting pang-unawa o panghuhusga

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

tiada akal atau pertimbangan yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غبي

خالية من الحس السليم أو الحكم

🇮🇷Persian

احمقانه

فاقد حس خوب یا قضاوت

🇹🇷Turkish

aptalca

sağduyu veya muhakeme yeteneğinden yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִפּשִׁי

חסר שכל או שיקול דעת

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The primary meaning of 'foolish' is 'devoid of good sense or judgment'.

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