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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesla necedad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la necedad
"Cometió una gran necedad al renunciar a su trabajo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Lack of good sense or judgment; stupidity.
"It is sheer foolishness to drive without wearing a seatbelt."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'foolishness' originates from the Middle English word 'folishnesse', derived from the Old English 'fōl', meaning 'fool'. The suffix '-ness' denotes a state or quality, thus evolving to describe the quality of being foolish.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foolishness" is said worldwide
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la bêtise
Transliteration: la bêtise
"Il a réalisé la bêtise de ses actions."
die Dummheit
Transliteration: die Dummheit
"Er hat aus purem Leichtsinn und Dummheit gehandelt."
la stoltezza
Transliteration: la stoltezza
"Non posso credere alla stoltezza di quella decisione."
la necedad
Transliteration: la necedad
"Cometió una gran necedad al renunciar a su trabajo."
a tolice
Transliteration: a tolice
"Ele percebeu a tolice de suas palavras."
मूर्खता
Transliteration: murkhata
"उसकी मूर्खता के कारण सभी को परेशानी हुई।"
愚蠢
Transliteration: yúchǔn
"我为自己当时的愚蠢感到后悔。"
어리석음
Transliteration: eoriseogeum
"그는 자신의 어리석음을 뒤늦게 깨달았다."
愚かさ
Transliteration: orokasa
"彼は自分の行動の愚かさに気づいていなかった。"
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