foolish

CEFRB1

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Lacking good sense or showing poor judgment.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not based on good sense or judgement; as a fool would do or conclude.

Examples

  • It appears that you have made a foolish mistake.

  • You must put an end to your foolish behavior.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

  2. Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

  3. Lacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.

More examples

In context

  • His wife and the neighbours lamented over his strange conduct, his dullness and melancholy, and began to think that he was grown foolish.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Making such a blank decision without any thought showed a complete lack of common sense.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish.