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- pronunciation:
- fu
lihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
lacking in good sense or judgment, or appearing to lack them; silly.
It was no surprise that he lost all his money as he'd always been foolish in that way.I was young and foolish then, and I made decisions that I regret now.She looked foolish with that plastic bag over her head.I'm not so foolish as to take a risk like that.- synonyms:
- asinine, empty-headed, half-witted, idiotic, silly, witless
- antonyms:
- canny, levelheaded, sagacious, sensible, wise
- similar words:
- brainless, crackbrained, crazy, dimwitted, dizzy, fatuous, fool, imbecile, inept, irrational, mindless, puerile, senseless, stupid
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| definition 2: |
resulting from a lack of good sense or adequate knowledge.
He lost a lot of money making foolish investments.- synonyms:
- ill-advised, ill-considered, imprudent, unwise
- antonyms:
- advisable, intelligent, sensible
- similar words:
- careless, fool, harebrained, impolitic, incautious, indiscreet, injudicious, mad, rash, ridiculous, shortsighted, stupid
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| definition 3: |
embarrassed.
A foolish grin came over his face as he realized his mistake.- synonyms:
- abashed, embarrassed, sheepish
- similar words:
- mortified, self-conscious, silly, uncomfortable
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| related words: |
ashamed, asinine, childish, flighty, flimsy, giddy, gullible, idiotic, ill-advised, imprudent, inane, insane, irresponsible, laughable, naive, stupid, thoughtless, trifling, unreasonable, wrong |
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| derivations: |
foolishly (adv.), foolishness (n.) |
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