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foolishness
Overview of noun foolishness
The noun foolishness has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) folly, foolishness, unwiseness -- (the trait of acting stupidly or rashly)
2. folly, foolishness, craziness, madness -- (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")
3. stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility -- (a stupid mistake)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun foolishness
3 senses of foolishness
Sense 1
folly, foolishness, unwiseness
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
=> stupidity
=> inability
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
=> mistake, error, fault
=> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun foolishness
1 of 3 senses of foolishness
Sense 1
folly, foolishness, unwiseness
=> indiscretion, injudiciousness
=> absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness
=> asininity
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun foolishness
3 senses of foolishness
Sense 1
folly, foolishness, unwiseness
=> trait
Sense 2
folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
=> stupidity
Sense 3
stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
=> mistake, error, fault
Antonyms of noun foolishness
Member Holonyms of noun foolishness
Substance Holonyms of noun foolishness
Part Holonyms of noun foolishness
Member Meronyms of noun foolishness
Substance Meronyms of noun foolishness
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Meronyms of noun foolishness
Holonyms of noun foolishness
Attributes of noun foolishness
Derived Forms of noun foolishness
2 of 3 senses of foolishness
Sense 1
folly, foolishness, unwiseness
RELATED TO>(adj) foolish#2
=> anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky
Sense 2
folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
RELATED TO>(adj) foolish#1
=> foolish
Domain of noun foolishness
Domain Terms of noun foolishness
Familiarity of noun foolishness
foolishness used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun foolishness
3 senses of foolishness
Sense 1
folly, foolishness, unwiseness
> trait
=> character, fiber, fibre
=> nature
=> compulsiveness, compulsivity
=> emotionality, emotionalism
=> unemotionality, emotionlessness
=> activeness, activity
=> inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
=> seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity
=> frivolity, frivolousness
=> communicativeness
=> uncommunicativeness
=> thoughtfulness
=> unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness
=> attentiveness
=> inattentiveness
=> masculinity
=> femininity, muliebrity
=> trustworthiness, trustiness
=> untrustworthiness, untrustiness
=> individuality, individualism, individuation
=> stinginess
=> egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness
=> drive
=> resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
=> irresoluteness, irresolution
=> discipline
=> indiscipline, undiscipline
=> pride
=> humility, humbleness
=> wisdom, wiseness
=> folly, foolishness, unwiseness
=> judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity
=> trust, trustingness, trustfulness
=> distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
=> cleanliness
=> uncleanliness
=> demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
=> tractability, tractableness, flexibility
=> intractability, intractableness
=> rurality, ruralism
Sense 2
folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
> stupidity
=> denseness, dumbness, slow-wittedness
=> dullness, obtuseness
=> retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality
=> folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
=> vacuousness
Sense 3
stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
> mistake, error, fault
=> blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
=> confusion, mix-up
=> incursion
=> miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
=> distortion
=> slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
=> offside
=> oversight, lapse
=> omission, skip
=> blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
=> ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up
=> stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
=> revoke, renege
Meronyms of noun foolishness
3 senses of foolishness
Holonyms of noun foolishness
Grep of noun foolishness
foolishness
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