foolish
foolish is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.
- 2.Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. A foolish figure he must make. Prior. See Absurd.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- absurd
- brainless
- contemptible
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- irrational
- ridiculous
- shallow
- shallow-brained
- silly
- simple
- trifling
- unwise
- vain
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdness
- alogy
- and
- anticlimax
- arbitrary
- bathos
- blow
- blunder
- boutade
- brain
- bull
- camel
- capriccio
- caprice
- capricious
- captious
- chase
- cold
- contradictory
- contrary
- crotchet
- crotchety
- delusion
- deuce
- disorder
- eccentric
- egregious
- erratic
- escapade
- exaggeration
- extravagance
- extravagant
- fad
- fanciful
- fancy
- fantastic
- farce
- farrago
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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