foolery
foolery · fooleries
Foolish behaviour or speechFoolish behaviour or speech.
/ˈfuːləɹi/
» Mark's foolery is already making Rosa sick.
Розу уже просто тошнит от глупостей Марка.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Foolish behaviour or speech.
foolish or senseless behavior
Examples
1 sentencesMark's foolery is already making Rosa sick.
ruРозу уже просто тошнит от глупостей Марка.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English foleri, ffollery, equivalent to fool + -ery.From Middle English foleri, ffollery, equivalent to fool + -ery.
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Forms
plural: fooleriesSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- foolish or senseless behavior:follytomfoolerycrazinesslunacyindulgence
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedfool
Derivedtomfoolery
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable