What does foolish mean in English? Meaning of foolish definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "foolish": devoid of good sense or judgment
Adjective
Meaning: devoid of good sense or judgmentExample: foolish remarks
a foolish decisionSynonyms: foolishAntonyms: wiseSimilar: absurd
asinine
cockamamie
cockamamy
cockeyed
derisory
fatuous
fond
goofy
harebrained
idiotic
ill-conceived
inane
insane
laughable
ludicrous
mad
mindless
misguided
nonsensical
preposterous
rattlebrained
rattlepated
ridiculous
sappy
scatterbrained
scatty
silly
unwise
vacuous
wacky
whacky
zanyAlso see: ill-advised
impolitic
imprudent
inadvisable
unadvisable
unadvisedMeaning of "foolish": having or revealing stupidity
Adjective
Meaning: having or revealing stupidityExample: ridiculous anserine behavior
a dopey answer
a dopey kid
some fool idea about rewriting authors' booksSynonyms: anserine
dopey
dopy
foolish
gooselike
goosey
goosy
jerkySimilar: stupidAdjective: (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. Being foolish once in a while does not make one a foolish person. 1915, George A. Birmingham, Gossamer, chapterI: As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.1915, George A. Birmingham, Gossamer, chapterI: As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.Resembling or characteristic of a fool. Being foolish once in a while does not make one a foolish person. Aeschylus It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.Aeschylus It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.Synonyms:
insane, crazy, stupid, irrational, fantastic, ludicrous, unreasonable, preposterous, ridiculous, silly, absurd, unwise, ill-advised, asinine, brainless, daffy, daft, dotty, fatuous, feebleminded, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, imprudent, incautious, indiscreet, injudicious, jerky, loony, lunatic, mad, moronic, nutty, senseless, short-sighted, simple, unintelligent, wacky, weak, witless, zany, dippy, doltish, ill-considered, imbecilic, kooky, cockamamy, nerdy,
Antonyms:
rational, sane, sensible, logical, wise, careful, cautious, circumspect, prudent, balanced, reasonable, sound, realistic, responsible, smart, plain, practical, serious, thoughtful, unfoolish,
