“trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly”
noun
a stupid mistake
Word Forms
foolish
adjective
having or revealing stupidity
unwise
adjective
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
crazy
adjective
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
mad
adjective
very foolish
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Torheit
die Eigenschaft, dumm oder vorschnell zu handeln
🇫🇷French
sottise
le trait d'agir stupidement ou imprudemment
🇪🇸Spanish
tontería
el rasgo de actuar estúpidamente o precipitadamente
🇮🇹Italian
stupidità
la caratteristica di agire stupidamente o avventatamente
🇳🇱Dutch
dwaasheid
de eigenschap van dom of overhaast handelen
🇵🇹Portuguese
loucura
a característica de agir de forma estúpida ou precipitada
🇷🇺Russian
глупость
черта действовать глупо или опрометчиво
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेवकूफी
मूर्खतापूर्ण या उतावलेपन से कार्य करने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
মূর্খতা
বোকা বা তাড়াহুড়ো করে অভিনয় করার বৈশিষ্ট্য
🇮🇳Tamil
முட்டாள்தனம்
முட்டாள்தனமாக அல்லது அவசரமாக செயல்படும் பண்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
మూర్ఖత్వం
మూర్ఖంగా లేదా ఆవేశంగా వ్యవహరించే లక్షణం
🇮🇳Marathi
मूर्खपणा
मूर्खपणाने किंवा अविचारीपणे वागण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
મૂર્ખતા
મૂર્ખતાપૂર્વક અથવા ઉતાવળથી અભિનય કરવાની લાક્ષણિકતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂರ್ಖತನ
ಮೂರ್ಖತನ ಅಥವಾ ದುಡುಕಿನ ವರ್ತನೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിഡ്ഢിത്തം
വിഡ്ഢിത്തമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തിടുക്കത്തിൽ പെരുമാറുന്ന സ്വഭാവം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੂਰਖਤਾ
ਮੂਰਖਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਹਲੀ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
حماقت
احمقانہ یا جلدی سے کام کرنے کی خصوصیت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
愚蠢
行为愚蠢或鲁莽的特征
🇯🇵Japanese
愚かさ
愚かまたは軽率に行動する特性
🇰🇷Korean
어리석음
어리석거나 경솔하게 행동하는 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ngu xuẩn
đặc điểm của hành động ngu ngốc hoặc hấp tấp
🇹🇭Thai
ความโง่เขลา
ลักษณะของการกระทำโง่เขลาหรือบุ่มบ่าม
🇮🇩Indonesian
kebodohan
sifat bertindak bodoh atau gegabah
🇵🇭Filipino
kalokohan
ang katangian ng pagiging hangal o padalus-dalos
🇲🇾Malay
kebodohan
sifat bertindak bodoh atau terburu-buru
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حماقة
صفة التصرف بغباء أو تهور
🇮🇷Persian
حماقت
ویژگی احمقانه یا عجولانه رفتار کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
aptallık
aptalca veya aceleci davranma özelliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
שׁטוּת
התכונה להתנהג בטיפשות או בפזיזות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'foolishness'?
The primary meaning of 'foolishness' is 'the trait of acting stupidly or rashly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foolishness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'foolishness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'foolishness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'foolishness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'foolishness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'foolishness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'foolishness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'foolishness' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
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Adults (20-60)
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How likely are you to use 'foolishness' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'foolishness' as formal, casual, or slang?
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