Noun: foolishness foo-lish-nus
- The trait of acting stupidly or rashly
"His foolishness in investing all his savings in a single stock led to financial ruin";
- folly, unwiseness, daftness
- The quality of being rash and foolish
"adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness";
- folly, craziness, madness, nuttiness [informal], insanity
- A stupid mistake
"His foolishness at the formal dinner embarrassed everyone";
- stupidity, bêtise, folly, imbecility
Type of: daftness [informal], error, fault, feeblemindedness, mistake, stupidity, trait
Encyclopedia: Foolishness