Foolishness

Foolishness
Foolishness Fool"ish*ness, n. 1. The quality of being foolish. [1913 Webster]

2. A foolish practice; an absurdity. [1913 Webster]

The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. --1 Cor. i. 18. [1913 Webster]


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  • foolishness — index credulity, ignorance, inexpedience, jargon (unintelligible language), lunacy, temerity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • foolishness — n. foolishness to + inf. (it was foolishness to do it) * * * [ fuːlɪʃnɪs] foolishness to + inf. (it was foolishness to do it) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • foolishness — noun I regretted my foolishness Syn: folly, stupidity, idiocy, imbecility, silliness, inanity, thoughtlessness, imprudence, injudiciousness, lack of foresight, lack of sense, irresponsibility, indiscretion, foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • foolishness — foolish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking good sense or judgement; silly or unwise. DERIVATIVES foolishly adverb foolishness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • foolishness — noun 1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑folly, ↑unwiseness • Ant: ↑wisdom (for: ↑folly) • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Foolishness for Christ — refers to behavior such as giving up all one s worldly possessions upon joining a monastic order. It can also refer to deliberate flouting of society s conventions to serve a religious purpose particularly of Christianity. The term fools for… …   Wikipedia

  • foolishness — noun Date: 15th century 1. foolish behavior 2. a foolish act or idea …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foolishness — See foolishly. * * * …   Universalium

  • foolishness — noun a) The state of being foolish. b) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity. Syn: imprudence, folly, extravagance, irresponsibility, indiscretion …   Wiktionary

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