Tomfoolery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

foolish or senseless behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːmfuːlˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒmfuːləɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒmfuːləɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːmfuːlˌɛɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

craziness foolery folly indulgence lunacy

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

Blödsinn

dummes oder sinnloses Verhalten

🇫🇷French

pitreries

comportement stupide ou insensé

🇪🇸Spanish

payasadas

comportamiento tonto o sin sentido

🇮🇹Italian

sciocchezze

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

दिल्लगी करना

मूर्खतापूर्ण या संवेदनहीन व्यवहार

🇧🇩Bengali

মূর্খতা

বোকা বা বিবেকহীন আচরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனம்

முட்டாள்தனமான அல்லது அர்த்தமற்ற நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

టామ్ ఫూలరీ

మూర్ఖమైన లేదా తెలివిలేని ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

टोमफूलरी

मूर्ख किंवा मूर्ख वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોમફૂલરી

મૂર્ખ અથવા મૂર્ખ વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಾಮ್ ಫೂಲರಿ

ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಶೂನ್ಯ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോംഫൂളറി

വിഡ്ഢിത്തം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിവേകശൂന്യമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖਤਾ

ਮੂਰਖ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਵਿਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے وقوفی

احمقانہ یا بے ہودہ سلوک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愚蠢的行为

愚蠢或无意义的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

おふざけ

愚かな、または無分別な行動

🇰🇷Korean

시시한 농담

어리석거나 무의미한 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò đùa giỡn

hành vi ngu ngốc hoặc vô nghĩa

🇹🇭Thai

การทรมาน

พฤติกรรมที่โง่เขลาหรือไร้สติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tingkah laku bodoh

perilaku bodoh atau tidak masuk akal

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

hangal o walang katuturang pag-uugali

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخافة

سلوك أحمق أو لا معنى له

🇮🇷Persian

حماقت

رفتار احمقانه یا بی معنی

🇹🇷Turkish

maskaralık

aptalca veya anlamsız davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

שטויות

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

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'tomfoolery' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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