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单词 foolishness
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foolishness


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.
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.

Foolishness

 

See Also: ABSURDITY, FUTILITY, STUPIDITY

  1. A blockhead is as ridiculous when he talks as is a goose when it flies —Lord Halifax

    The words ‘talks’ and ‘flies’ have been modernized from the old English ‘talketh’ and ‘flieth.’

  2. Comparing them [American and Oriental women] is like comparing oven broilers and banties —Bobbie Ann Mason
  3. Felt foolishness drag like excess flesh on his face —Sharon Sheehe Stark
  4. Foolish as to cut off the head to preserve the hair —Anon

    An alternative to the cliche, “As foolish as to cut off your nose to spite your face.”

  5. Foolish as to judge a horse by its harness —Anon
  6. A fool is like other men as long as he is silent —Jacob Cats
  7. A fool … says little, but that little said owes all its weight, like loaded dice, to lead —William Cowper
  8. Gullible as geese —Anon
  9. How foolish one would be to climb into the ring with love and try to trade blows with him, like a boxer —Sophocles
  10. If all fools wore white caps, we should look like a flock of geese —Proverb
  11. I’ll not be a fool like the nightingale who is up till midnight without any ale —Dylan Thomas
  12. Life’s little suckers chirp like crickets while spending all on losing tickets —Ogden Nash
  13. Lightheaded as a thistle —Mary Lavin

    See Also: LIGHTNESS

  14. A man who commits suicide is like a man who longs for a gate to be opened and who cuts his throat before he reaches the gate —Dylan Thomas
  15. Senseless … it’s like wearing a bulletproof vest with a hole over the heart —Senator John Heinz, December, 1985 news item
  16. Unrealistic … like someone who eats like a linebacker but yearns for the shape of a fashion model —Anon
Thesaurus
Noun1.foolishness - the trait of acting stupidly or rashlyfoolishness - the trait of acting stupidly or rashlyfolly, unwisenesstrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal natureindiscretion, injudiciousness - the trait of being injudiciousfatuity, fatuousness, silliness, absurdity - a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"asininity - the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
2.foolishness - the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"craziness, folly, madnessstupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
3.foolishness - a stupid mistakefoolishness - a stupid mistake betise, folly, imbecility, stupidityerror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

foolishness

noun1. stupidity, irresponsibility, recklessness, idiocy, weakness, absurdity, indiscretion, silliness, inanity, imprudence, rashness, foolhardiness, folly, bêtise (rare) the foolishness of dangerously squabbling politicians2. nonsense, carrying-on (informal, chiefly Brit.), rubbish, trash, bunk (informal), claptrap (informal), rigmarole, foolery, bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) There's no shortage of foolishness.Quotations
"Mix a little foolishness with your prudence; it's good to be silly at the right moment" [Horace Odes]

foolishness

nounFoolish behavior:absurdity, folly, foolery, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery, zaniness.Informal: craziness.
Translations
愚蠢

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

foolishness


(that's) enough (of this) foolishness

1. Stop being silly. Enough of this foolishness—it's too late for you kids to be running around screaming.2. I'm done with this. This usage is usually provoked by something undesired, rather than something actually foolish or silly. Enough foolishness—I'm sick of working on this project and need a break.See also: enough, foolishness

(that's) enough (of this) foolishness

 1. Stop this foolish behavior. Bill: Enough of this foolishness. Stop it! Sally: Sorry. Father: That's enough of this foolishness. You two stop fighting over nothing. Bob: Okay. Bill: Sorry. 2. I have had enough of this. (Does not refer to something that is actual foolishness.) Andy: Enough of this foolishness. I hate ballet. I'm leaving. Sue: Well, please leave quietly. Sally: That's enough foolishness. I'm leaving and I never want to see you again! Bob: Come on! I was only teasing.See also: enough, foolishness
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foolishness


  • noun

Synonyms for foolishness

noun stupidity

Synonyms

  • stupidity
  • irresponsibility
  • recklessness
  • idiocy
  • weakness
  • absurdity
  • indiscretion
  • silliness
  • inanity
  • imprudence
  • rashness
  • foolhardiness
  • folly
  • bêtise

noun nonsense

Synonyms

  • nonsense
  • carrying-on
  • rubbish
  • trash
  • bunk
  • claptrap
  • rigmarole
  • foolery
  • bunkum or buncombe

Synonyms for foolishness

noun foolish behavior

Synonyms

  • absurdity
  • folly
  • foolery
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • insanity
  • lunacy
  • madness
  • nonsense
  • preposterousness
  • senselessness
  • silliness
  • tomfoolery
  • zaniness
  • craziness

Synonyms for foolishness

noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

Synonyms

  • folly
  • unwiseness

Related Words

  • trait
  • indiscretion
  • injudiciousness
  • fatuity
  • fatuousness
  • silliness
  • absurdity
  • asininity

noun the quality of being rash and foolish

Synonyms

  • craziness
  • folly
  • madness

Related Words

  • stupidity

noun a stupid mistake

Synonyms

  • betise
  • folly
  • imbecility
  • stupidity

Related Words

  • error
  • fault
  • mistake
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