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Definition of Foolish
1. Adjective. Devoid of good sense or judgment. "A foolish decision"
Similar to: Absurd, Cockeyed, Derisory, Idiotic, Laughable, Ludicrous, Nonsensical, Preposterous, Ridiculous, Asinine, Fatuous, Inane, Mindless, Vacuous, Cockamamie, Cockamamy, Goofy, Sappy, Silly, Wacky, Whacky, Zany, Fond, Harebrained, Insane, Mad, Ill-conceived, Misguided, Rattlebrained, Rattlepated, Scatterbrained, Scatty, Unwise
Derivative terms: Foolishness
Antonyms: Wise
2. Adjective. Having or revealing stupidity. "Some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Stupid
Derivative terms: Dope, Dope, Foolishness, Goose, Goose, Jerk
Definition of Foolish
1. a. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.
Definition of Foolish
1. Adjective. (context: of a person, an action, etc.) lacking good sense or judgement; unwise ¹
2. Adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a fool. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foolish
1. lacking good sense or judgment [adj -ISHER, -ISHEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foolish
Literary usage of Foolish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends by Mary Huse Eastman (1915)
"FAIRY TALES foolish men and scolding wives. See Silly men and cunning wives. ...
foolish wolf and the shrewd fox. Caballero. Spanish fairy tales. ..."
2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1844)
"In the Bay of Fundy, the foolish Guillemot is very numerous, and is known by the
name of Murre, which it retains among all the eggers and fishermen of ..."
3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"WALKER MAKES MANY foolish ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE HIM. HOPE the beloved reader is not
silly enough to imagine that Mr. Walker, on finding himself ..."
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