单词 | fooldom |
释义 | fooldomn. The state or condition of being a fool; foolishness; (also, esp. in early use) foolish people collectively; the world or realm of fools. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively redelessa1300 foolish1526 coxcombry1600 Feast of Fools1601 fooliaminy1608 ship of fools1609 noodledom1810 fooldom1843 boobery1920 booboisie1921 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > quality or state folly?c1225 foolishness1488 peevishness1523 apishness1533 foolage1578 silliness1602 goosishness1864 fooldom1867 noodleness1931 1843 Spectator 17 June 567/2 The real value of racing is to throw some light on the statistics of British fooldom; a most important and extensive section of the people. 1867 L. Spencer Cabinet Secret III. xi. 216 It was among the many sins of his days passed in fooldom, of which he often felt ashamed. 1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. vi. 191 A sort of triumphant shriek..has gone up from the Fooldom of Europe. 1916 W. W. Moore My Doctor 26 My Doctor permanently placed that man in the superlative degree of fooldom. Positive degree, fool, comparative degree common fool, superlative degree — fool. 2001 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 30 Sept. Hundreds of embarrassed citizens realizing that they had been stampeded into fooldom by unfounded rumors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843 |
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