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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFoolish
/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
"It was foolish to invest all his savings in a single venture." - 2
Silly or absurd; lacking seriousness.
"Her foolish antics made everyone laugh."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'folish', combining the noun 'fol' (meaning fool, borrowed from Old French 'fol') with the native Germanic adjectival suffix '-ish'. Over centuries, the term evolved from describing a lack of sanity or religious righteousness to denoting general poor judgment, imprudence, or silliness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foolish" is said worldwide
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fou
Transliteration: foo
"C'était fou de dépenser autant d'argent."
dumm
Transliteration: doom
"Es war dumm, so viel Geld auszugeben."
stupido
Transliteration: stoopido
"È stato stupido spendere così tanti soldi."
tonto
Transliteration: ton-to
"Fue tonto gastar tanto dinero."
tolo
Transliteration: to-lo
"Foi tolo gastar tanto dinheiro."
बेवकूफ
Transliteration: bewakoof
"इतना पैसा खर्च करना बेवकूफी थी।"
愚蠢的
Transliteration: yú chǔn de
"花这么多钱真是愚蠢的。"
어리석은
Transliteration: eoriseogeun
"이렇게 많은 돈을 쓰는 것은 어리석은 일이었다."
愚かな
Transliteration: orokana
"そんなにお金を使うのは愚かなことだった。"
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