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1. foolishness
noun. ['ˈfuːlɪʃnəs'] the trait of acting stupidly or rashly.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ness (English)
- foolish (English)
- -ish (English)
Rhymes with Foolishness
- abruptness
- absoluteness
- acuteness
- adonis
- aggressiveness
- agribusiness
- airworthiness
- alertness
- aloofness
- alumnus
- anise
- anus
- appropriateness
- arbitrariness
- assertiveness
- astuteness
- attentiveness
- attractiveness
- awareness
- awfulness
Sentences with foolishness
1. Noun, singular or mass
Therefore the turtle was anthropomorphically deemed a wise old man, the opposite of youthful foolishness and impatience.
Quotes about foolishness
1. First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.
- George Bernard Shaw
2. Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
- Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
3. Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
- G.I. Gurdjieff
2. foolishness
noun. ['ˈfuːlɪʃnəs'] a stupid mistake.
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ness (English)
- foolish (English)
- -ish (English)