foolishmentn.

Brit.

/ˈfuːlᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈfulɪʃmənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: foolish adj., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < foolish adj. + -ment suffix.

Chiefly U.S. regional.

1. Foolishness, silliness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun]

unwisdomc825

unredeeOE

egedec1175

unwitc1175

unwisdomnessa1200

dusileca1225

dusischipa1225

folly?c1225

kangschipe?c1225

unwitshipa1250

unwisenessa1340

cornardy1340

unwithead1340

lewdness1362

nicetyc1380

sotie1390

folitya1400

follinessa1400

foolheada1400

insipiencec1422

fondnessa1425

wanwita1425

cocardyc1430

foltry1440

jopperyc1440

folliheada1450

fonning?a1475

niceheada1475

foltheadc1475

folabilitya1529

daftness1552

foolageness1563

foppery1592

guckry1596

senselessness1606

coxcombry1608

goosery1642

ineptitude1656

fopicalness1660

fopperishness1683

insagacity1808

spoonery1824

spooniness1824

noodleism1830

addle-headedness1835

foolishment1852

insapiency1876

ineptness1877

goosiness1888

inepticality1923

sappiness1943

gormlessness1958

1852 T. Witherald Let. 31 Mar. in I. Post Voices from Spirit World 248 Folly will not spring from their hearts, neither will foolishment fall from their lips.

1928 ‘M. Chapman’ Happy Mountain (1929) xxviii. 306 Don't you pay heed to Dena's foolishment.

1996 Christian Sci. Monitor 10 May 17/1 It kept Amos and me conversant with a great deal of foolishment we might otherwise have missed.

2. A foolish or ridiculous action, behaviour, or thing.

ΚΠ

1871 Tel. & St. Kilda, Prahran & S. Yarra Guardian (Victoria, Austral.) 17 June 8/4 A very respectable audience, all anxious to hear, if not applaud, Master Cowan's ‘foolishments.’

1887 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 17 June A pocket time piece..without any ‘foolishments’ or fictitious reputations to make it cost you a lot of dollars.

1996 Christian Sci. Monitor 23 Aug. 17/2 Worthy had an aversion to ‘Ayeh,’ deeming it a Maine foolishment good only to amuse visitors from Ohio, and he never used it except just about now.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foolishment
释义	foolishmentn. Brit. /ˈfuːlᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈfulɪʃmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: foolish adj., -ment suffix. Etymology: < foolish adj. + -ment suffix. Chiefly U.S. regional. 1. Foolishness, silliness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] unwisdomc825 unredeeOE egedec1175 unwitc1175 unwisdomnessa1200 dusileca1225 dusischipa1225 folly?c1225 kangschipe?c1225 unwitshipa1250 unwisenessa1340 cornardy1340 unwithead1340 lewdness1362 nicetyc1380 sotie1390 folitya1400 follinessa1400 foolheada1400 insipiencec1422 fondnessa1425 wanwita1425 cocardyc1430 foltry1440 jopperyc1440 folliheada1450 fonning?a1475 niceheada1475 foltheadc1475 folabilitya1529 daftness1552 foolageness1563 foppery1592 guckry1596 senselessness1606 coxcombry1608 goosery1642 ineptitude1656 fopicalness1660 fopperishness1683 insagacity1808 spoonery1824 spooniness1824 noodleism1830 addle-headedness1835 foolishment1852 insapiency1876 ineptness1877 goosiness1888 inepticality1923 sappiness1943 gormlessness1958 1852 T. Witherald Let. 31 Mar. in I. Post Voices from Spirit World 248 Folly will not spring from their hearts, neither will foolishment fall from their lips. 1928 ‘M. Chapman’ Happy Mountain (1929) xxviii. 306 Don't you pay heed to Dena's foolishment. 1996 Christian Sci. Monitor 10 May 17/1 It kept Amos and me conversant with a great deal of foolishment we might otherwise have missed. 2. A foolish or ridiculous action, behaviour, or thing. ΚΠ 1871 Tel. & St. Kilda, Prahran & S. Yarra Guardian (Victoria, Austral.) 17 June 8/4 A very respectable audience, all anxious to hear, if not applaud, Master Cowan's ‘foolishments.’ 1887 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 17 June A pocket time piece..without any ‘foolishments’ or fictitious reputations to make it cost you a lot of dollars. 1996 Christian Sci. Monitor 23 Aug. 17/2 Worthy had an aversion to ‘Ayeh,’ deeming it a Maine foolishment good only to amuse visitors from Ohio, and he never used it except just about now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
随便看	to get up early to get up early in the morning to get up in a person's face to get up in the world to get up off one's arse to get up off one's ass to get up on one's ear to get up or out of bed on the wrong side to get up or out of bed the wrong side to get up steam to get up the spout to get up to to get up to a bit of no good to get up to no good to get up with the sun to get upon to get upon one's hind legs to get upon one's legs to get upon the finger ends to get upon the skuff to get used to to get vent to get washed up to get water from a flint to get weaving