| 单词 | foolishness |
| 释义 | 1 (noun) the foolishness of dangerously squabbling politicians Synonyms stupidity I can't get over the stupidity of their decision. irresponsibility recklessness idiocy the idiocy of subsidies for activities which damage the environment weakness absurdity I get angry at the absurdity of a situation. indiscretion Occasionally they paid for their indiscretion with their lives. silliness inanity the inanity of the conversation imprudence rashness foolhardiness folly a reminder of the follies of war bêtise (rare) 2 (noun) I don't have time to listen to this foolishness. Synonyms nonsense Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense. carrying-on (informal, mainly British) rubbish He's talking rubbish. trash Don't read that awful trash. bunk (informal) Henry Ford's opinion was that `history is bunk'. malarkey (informal) claptrap (informal) He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap. rigmarole Then the whole rigmarole starts over again! foolery bunkum or buncombe QuotationAdditional synonymsin the sense of absurdity I get angry at the absurdity of a situation. Synonyms ridiculousness, joke, nonsense, malarkey, folly, farce, stupidity, foolishness, silliness, idiocy, irrationality, incongruity, meaninglessness, daftness (informal), senselessness, illogicality, ludicrousness, unreasonableness, preposterousness, farcicality, craziness (informal), bêtise (rare), farcicalness, illogicalness in the sense of bunk Henry Ford's opinion was that `history is bunk'. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, shit (taboo, slang), rot, crap (slang), garbage (informal), trash, bullshit (taboo, slang), balls (taboo, slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, British), cobblers (British, taboo, slang), bilge (informal), twaddle, tripe (informal), guff (slang), havers (Scottish), moonshine, malarkey, baloney (informal), hogwash, bizzo (Australian, slang), bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), piffle (informal), tomfoolery, poppycock (informal), balderdash, bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), kak (South Africa, vulgar, slang), stuff and nonsense, hooey (slang), tommyrot, horsefeathers (US, slang), tarradiddle in the sense of claptrap Definition foolish or pretentious talk He talks a lot of pretentious claptrap. Synonyms nonsense, rubbish, rot (informal), crap (slang), garbage (informal), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo, slang), balls (taboo, slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo, slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, British), flannel (British, informal), pap, cobblers (British, taboo, slang), bilge (informal), humbug, drivel, malarkey, twaddle, tripe (informal), affectation, guff (slang), blarney, bombast, moonshine, fabrication, insincerity, hogwash (informal), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), bizzo (Australian, slang), bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), tommyrot, horsefeathers (US, slang), rodomontade (literary), bunkum or buncombe Nearby words of |
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