Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state of being foolish.

    Torheit, Dummheit, Tölpelhaftigkeit

    глу́постьglúpostʹ

    безглуздістьbezhluzdistʹ, нерозсудливістьnerozsudlyvistʹ

    the quality of being rash and foolish

  2. (countable)A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.

    Dummheit

    глу́постьglúpostʹ

Examples

30 sentences
  1. Let's not have any more foolishness.

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  2. You need to stop this foolishness.

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  3. I'm in no mood for your foolishness, Tom.

    deIch habe keine Lust auf deine Blödeleien, Tom!

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  4. I knew Tom was up to some foolishness.

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  5. I knew that Tom was up to some foolishness.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English folishnesse, follissnesse, equivalent to foolish + -ness.

From Middle English folishnesse, follissnesse, equivalent to foolish + -ness.

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Forms

plural: foolishnesses
Singularfoolishness
Pluralfoolishnesses

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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