foolishness
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
Types & categories
- trait hypernym
- indiscretion hyponym
- silliness hyponym
- asininity hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the quality of being rash and foolish
trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
Types & categories
- stupidity hypernym
Related & opposite
- dotty derivation
- foolish derivation
- harebrained derivation
Sense 3 noun
a stupid mistake
Types & categories
- mistake hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | wisdom |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dopy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unwise |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | trait |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indiscretion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | silliness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | asininity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dotty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | foolish |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harebrained |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stupidity |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | mistake |