foolish

fool·ish

F0234200 (fo͞o′lĭsh)adj.1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly: a foolish boy; a foolish purchase.2. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous: a foolish grin.3. Embarrassed; abashed: I feel foolish telling you this.4. Insignificant; trivial: foolish little knickknacks.

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fool′ish·ly adv.fool′ish·ness n.Synonyms: foolish, absurd, fatuous, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly
These adjectives are applied to people or things that show an absence of good judgment or common sense: a foolish expenditure of energy; an absurd idea that is bound to fail; fatuous optimism that does not take the real problem into account; dismissed her ludicrous criticism; a preposterous excuse that no one believed; offered a ridiculous explanation for his tardiness; a silly argument.

foolish

(ˈfuːlɪʃ) adj1. unwise; silly2. resulting from folly or stupidity3. ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration4. weak-minded; simple5. an archaic word for insignificant ˈfoolishly adv ˈfoolishness n

fool•ish

(ˈfu lɪʃ)

adj. 1. resulting from or showing a lack of sense. 2. lacking forethought or caution. 3. insignificant or paltry. [1250–1300] fool′ish•ly, adv. fool′ish•ness, n. syn: foolish, fatuous, inane imply weakness of intellect and lack of judgment. foolish implies lack of common sense or good judgment or, sometimes, weakness of mind: a foolish decision; a foolish child. fatuous implies being not only foolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: a fatuous grin. inane suggests a lack of content, meaning, or purpose: inane conversation about the weather.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"inadvisable, unadvisable - not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable"ill-advised, unadvised - without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations"impolitic - not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue"imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesingerwise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
	2.	foolish - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"dopey, dopy, gooselike, goosey, goosy, anserine, jerkycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechstupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

foolish

adjective1. unwise, silly, absurd, rash, unreasonable, senseless, short-sighted, ill-advised, foolhardy, nonsensical, inane, indiscreet, ill-judged, ill-considered, imprudent, unintelligent, asinine, injudicious, incautious It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily.
unwise sound, bright, sharp, smart, wise, clever, intelligent, sensible, cautious, rational, thoughtful, prudent, sane, judicious, commonsensical, sagacious2. silly, stupid, mad, daft (informal), simple, weak, crazy, ridiculous, dumb (informal), ludicrous, senseless, barmy (slang), potty (Brit. informal), goofy (informal), idiotic, half-baked (informal), dotty (slang), inane, fatuous, loopy (informal), witless, crackpot (informal), moronic, brainless, half-witted, imbecilic, off your head (informal), braindead (informal), harebrained, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), dumb-ass (slang), doltish How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier.

foolish

adjective1. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:brainless, fatuous, insensate, mindless, senseless, silly, unintelligent, weak-minded, witless.2. So senseless as to be laughable:absurd, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.

Translations

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fool

(fuːl) noun a person without sense or intelligence. He is such a fool he never knows what to do. 傻子 傻子 verb1. to deceive. She completely fooled me with her story. 愚弄 愚弄2. (often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully. Stop fooling about! 瞎弄 瞎弄ˈfoolish adjective1. having no sense. He is a foolish young man. 愚蠢的 愚蠢的2. ridiculous. He looked very foolish. 可笑的 可笑的ˈfoolishly adverb 愚蠢地 愚蠢地ˈfoolishness noun 愚蠢 愚蠢ˈfoolhardy adjective taking foolish risks; rash. He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter. 莽撞的 莽撞的ˈfoolhardiness noun 莽撞 莽撞ˈfoolproof adjective unable to go wrong. His new plan seems completely foolproof. 十分簡單明瞭的 十分简单明了的，万无一失的 make a fool of to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid. He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money. 愚弄 愚弄make a fool of oneself to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid. She made a fool of herself at the party. 鬧笑話 闹笑话play the fool to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people. He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom. 裝傻 装傻相，逗人笑

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