Meaning

3 senses
  1. Lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.

    dumm, närrisch, töricht

    глу́пыйglúpyj, дура́цкийduráckij, дурно́йdurnój

    дурни́йdurnýj

    devoid of good sense or judgment

  2. (usually)Not based on good sense or judgement; as a fool would do or conclude.

  3. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

    dumm, töricht, närrisch

Examples

413 sentences
  1. Tom is being quite foolish, isn't he?

    Том поводиться як ідіот, еге ж?

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  2. I decided not to do such a foolish thing.

    Я вирішив не робити таку дурницю.

    ruЯ решил не делать такую глупую вещь.

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  3. You're young and foolish.

    Ти молодий та дурний.

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  4. Tom is foolish.

    Том нерозумний.

    deTom ist töricht.

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  5. This is foolish.

    Це ідіотизм.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:
Русский
By meaning 1
lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:

Origin

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.

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Forms

more foolish, most foolish
Comparativemore foolish Lesson
Superlativemost foolish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

48 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • foolish enough to
  • be foolish enough
  • would be foolish
  • foolish enough
  • be foolish to
  • foolish to do
  • look foolish
  • foolish thing
  • to look foolish
  • what a foolish
  • was very foolish
  • being being foolish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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