foolish

fool·ish

 (fo͞o′lĭsh)

adj.

1. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly: a foolish boy; a foolish purchase.

2. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous: a foolish grin.

3. Embarrassed; abashed: I feel foolish telling you this.

4. Insignificant; trivial: foolish little knickknacks.

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fool′ish·ly adv.

fool′ish·ness n.

Synonyms: foolish, absurd, fatuous, ludicrous, preposterous, ridiculous, silly
These adjectives are applied to people or things that show an absence of good judgment or common sense: a foolish expenditure of energy; an absurd idea that is bound to fail; fatuous optimism that does not take the real problem into account; dismissed her ludicrous criticism; a preposterous excuse that no one believed; offered a ridiculous explanation for his tardiness; a silly argument.

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foolish

(ˈfuːlɪʃ)

adj

1. unwise; silly

2. resulting from folly or stupidity

3. ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration

4. weak-minded; simple

5. an archaic word for insignificant

ˈfoolishly adv

ˈfoolishness n

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fool•ish

(ˈfu lɪʃ)

adj.

1. resulting from or showing a lack of sense.

2. lacking forethought or caution.

3. insignificant or paltry.

[1250–1300]

fool′ish•ly, adv.

fool′ish•ness, n.

syn: foolish, fatuous, inane imply weakness of intellect and lack of judgment. foolish implies lack of common sense or good judgment or, sometimes, weakness of mind: a foolish decision; a foolish child. fatuous implies being not only foolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: a fatuous grin. inane suggests a lack of content, meaning, or purpose: inane conversation about the weather.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" inadvisable, unadvisable - not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable" ill-advised, unadvised - without careful prior deliberation or counsel; "ill-advised efforts"; "it would be ill-advised to accept the offer"; "took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations" impolitic - not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue" imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
	2.	foolish - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" dopey, dopy, gooselike, goosey, goosy, anserine, jerky colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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foolish

adjective

1. unwise, silly, absurd, rash, unreasonable, senseless, short-sighted, ill-advised, foolhardy, nonsensical, inane, indiscreet, ill-judged, ill-considered, imprudent, unintelligent, asinine, injudicious, incautious It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily.
unwise sound, bright, sharp, smart, wise, clever, intelligent, sensible, cautious, rational, thoughtful, prudent, sane, judicious, commonsensical, sagacious

2. silly, stupid, mad, daft (informal), simple, weak, crazy, ridiculous, dumb (informal), ludicrous, senseless, barmy (slang), potty (Brit. informal), goofy (informal), idiotic, half-baked (informal), dotty (slang), inane, fatuous, loopy (informal), witless, crackpot (informal), moronic, brainless, half-witted, imbecilic, off your head (informal), braindead (informal), harebrained, as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), dumb-ass (slang), doltish How foolish I was not to have seen my doctor earlier.

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foolish

adjective

1. Displaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:

brainless, fatuous, insensate, mindless, senseless, silly, unintelligent, weak-minded, witless.

2. So senseless as to be laughable:

absurd, harebrained, idiotic, imbecilic, insane, lunatic, mad, moronic, nonsensical, preposterous, silly, softheaded, tomfool, unearthly, zany.

Informal: cockeyed, crazy, loony, loopy.

Slang: balmy, dippy, dopey, jerky, sappy, wacky.

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Translations

أَحْمَقسَخيفغَبي

nerozumnýpitomýpošetilýsměšný

tåbeliglatterlig

albernblöddummtöricht

ανόητοςαποκλίνωνβλάκαςκουτόςμουρλός

tontoboboimprudentepazguatoridículo

typerä

aberrantabsurdebêteétourdiidiot

budalast

fáránlegurheimskulegur

scioccostoltostupidoinsensato

ばかな

어리석은

dwaas

fjolletskrullettosket

głupi

tolo

глупый

nespameten

fånig

โง่

aptalgülünçsaf

ngớ ngẩn

愚蠢的可笑的

foolish

[ˈfuːlɪʃ] ADJ

1. (= unwise, foolhardy) [person] → insensato; [mistake] → estúpido, tonto; [decision] → imprudente
he will be remembered as a foolish man → se le recordará como un insensato
don't be foolish → no seas tonto
I was foolish but I won't resign → hice una tontería pero no voy a dimitir
it would be foolish to believe him → sería una tontería or una estupidez creerle
don't do anything foolish → no hagas ninguna tontería or insensatez
it was foolish of him to do that → fue una tontería por su parte hacer eso
it would be foolish of him to resign → sería una tontería que dimitiese
to do something foolish → hacer una tontería or insensatez
what a foolish thing to do! → ¡hacer eso fue una tontería!

2. (= ridiculous, laughable) [person, question] → estúpido, tonto
to feel foolish → sentirse ridículo, sentirse idiota
to look foolish → hacer el ridículo, quedar como un idiota
to make sb look foolish → dejar a algn en ridículo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

foolish

[ˈfuːlɪʃ] adj

[person] → bête
to look foolish → avoir l'air bête

(= rash) [behaviour] → imprudent(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

foolish

adj person, decision, statement, action, mistake → dumm, töricht (geh); question → dumm, blöd (inf); he said his action had been foolish → er sagte, dass er sich dumm verhalten or eine Dummheit gemacht hatte; don’t do anything foolish → mach keinen Unsinn; she had done something foolish → sie hatte eine Dummheit gemacht; what a foolish thing to do → wie kann man nur so dumm sein or so etwas Dummes tun; to feel foolish → sich (dat) → dumm or lächerlich vorkommen; to look foolish → dumm aussehen, sich lächerlich machen; he’s afraid of looking foolish → er will sich nicht lächerlich machen or sich nicht blamieren; to make somebody look foolish → jdn blamieren; it made him look foolish → dadurch hat er sich blamiert

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foolish

[ˈfuːlɪʃ] adj (senseless) → sciocco/a, stupido/a, insensato/a; (ridiculous) → ridicolo/a, assurdo/a; (unwise) → imprudente
that was very foolish of you → è stato molto sciocco da parte tua

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fool

(fuːl) noun

a person without sense or intelligence. He is such a fool he never knows what to do. dwaas; gek أحْمَق глупак tolo blázen der Narr/die Närrin fjols; nar ηλίθιοςtonto, imbécil tobu آدم احمق typerys fou, folleטיפש मूर्ख budala, luda bolond orang bodoh bjáni, heimskingi sciocco 愚か者 바보 kvailys muļķis bodoh dwaasfjols, idiot, tosk, narrgłupiec بی عقله tolo nătărău; nebun дурак blázon norec budala dåre, dumbom, tok คนโง่ aptal 傻子 дурень احمق kẻ ngu đần 傻子

verb

1. to deceive. She completely fooled me with her story. vir die gek hou; om die bos lei يَخْدَع، يَغُش заблуждавам enganar oklamat, napálit zum Narren halten narre ξεγελώengañar ninapidi vedama فریب دادن pettää berner לְשָטוֹת मूर्ख बनाना prevariti, nasamariti becsap membodohi blekkja, leika á prendere in giro; ingannare だます 속이다 apkvailinti, apgauti []muļķot memperbodoh-bodohkan erin laten lopen narre, lure, bedraokpić, oszukać بی عقله کول enganar a prosti дурачить oklamať ukaniti zavarati lura, narra หลอกลวง aldatmak 愚弄 обдурювати بے وقوف بنانا dùng thủ đoạn hay lừa đảo ai 愚弄

2. (often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully. Stop fooling about! rondspeel; rondpeuter يَتَسَكَّع، يُمْضي وَقْتَه كالأحْمَق държа се глупаво brincar pohrávat si; dělat špásy Possen treiben fjolle rundt φέρομαι ανόητα hacer el tonto, bromear lollitama لودگی کردن pelleillä faire l'imbécile לְהִשתַטוֹת मूर्खतापूर्ण ढंग से व्यवहार करना budaliti, poigravati se hülyéskedik main-main haga sér eins og bjáni fare il buffone ふざける 바보처럼 굴다 kvailioti muļķoties main-main gek doen tøyse, fjolle, tulle błaznować, wygłupiać się بی عقلی کول brincar a face pe prostul валять дурака robiť si vtipy noreti ludirati se bära sig åt som en stolle, larva sig ทำเป็นตลก aptal gibi davranmak 瞎弄 блазнювати; пустувати مسخرہ پن کرنا، غیر سنجیدہ رہنا xử sự một cách dại dột 瞎弄

ˈfoolish adjective

1. having no sense. He is a foolish young man. dwaas; onverstandige غَبي глупав tolo nerozumný dumm tåbelig ανόητοςtonto rumal احمق typerä étourdi, stupideטיפש मूर्ख budalast, neozbiljan bolond bodoh heimskulegur stupido 愚かな 분별이 없는 kvailas muļķīgs bodoh dwaasfjollet, tosket, skrullet, dumgłupi, niemądry بې عقل، بې ادبه، جاهل، بېړا parvo fără minte; absurd глупый nerozumný nespameten budalast dåraktig, dum เขลา aptal 愚蠢的 дурний; безглуздий بے وقوف dại dột; ngớ ngẩn 愚蠢的

2. ridiculous. He looked very foolish. dwaas; verspot سَخيف смешен ridículo směšný albern latterlig γελοίοςridículo naeruväärne مضحک naurettava ridiculeטיפשי नासमझ smiješan nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur ridicolo ばかげた 어리석은 juokingas muļķīgs kelakar belachelijklatterligśmieszny مضحک ridículo ridicol нелепый smiešny smešen šašav fånig ดูน่าหัวเราะ gülünç 可笑的 безглуздий, смішний احمقانہ đần độn 可笑的

ˈfoolishly adverb

dwaaslik; belaglik بِغَباء، بِسَخافَه глупаво tolamente pošetile dumm, albern tåbeligt; latterligt χαζά, γελοία tontamente rumalalt احمقانه typerästi stupidement בְּטִיפּשׁוּת मूर्खता से nerazborito, lakoumno, smiješno ostobán secara bodoh fáránlega stupidamente 愚かにも 어리석게 kvailai muļķīgi dengan bodoh dwaasfjollet, latterliggłupio به بى عقلى، په جهالت estupidamente prosteşte глупо; нелепо hlúpo bedasto budalasto dumt กะเร่อกะร่า aptalca 愚蠢地 смішно بے وقوفی سے điên rồ; rồ dại 愚蠢地

ˈfoolishness noun

gekheid; dwaasheid; belaglikheid غَباء، حَماقَه، سَخافَه глупости tolice hloupost, nerozum die Torheit tåbelighed; latterlighed χαζομάραestupidez rumalus حماقت؛ ابلهی typeryys stupiditéטיפשות मूर्खता ludost, budalaština ostobaság kebodohan kjánaskapur stupidità 愚かさ 어리석음 kvailumas muļķība kebodohan dwaasheidfjollethet, lettsindighetgłupota بى عقلى؛ جهالت tolice prostie глупость; нелепость bláznovstvo nespametnost ludost dumhet ความโง่ aptallık 愚蠢 дурість, безглуздість بے وقوفی tính dại dột; tính ngu xuẩn 愚蠢

ˈfoolhardy adjective

taking foolish risks; rash. He made a foolhardy attempt to climb the mountain in winter. roekeloos; waaghalsig مُتَهَوِّر، يُجازِف بِحَماقَه дързък imprudente šíleně odvážný, ztřeštěný tollkühn dumdristig παράτολμος, απερίσκεπτοςtemerario uisapäine بی کله؛ بی فکر tyhmänrohkea téméraire מִסתַכֵּן ללֹא צוֹרֵך बेवकूफी भरा जोखिम उठाना ludo odvažan vakmerő nekad fífldjarfur temerario 向こう見ずな 무모한 beatodairiškas pārdrošs nekad onbezonnendumdristig ryzykancki بى عقلى imprudente nesăbuit безрассудно храбрый príliš nerozvážny nepremišljen smeo dumdristig บ้าระห่ำ delicesine cesur 莽撞的 відчайдушний احمقانہ بہادری دکھانا liều lĩnh một cách dại dột 莽撞的

ˈfoolhardiness noun

roekeloosheid; waaghalsigheid تَهَوُّر، مُجازَفَه بِحَماقَه дързост imprudência šílená odvaha, ztřeštěnost die Tollkühnheit dumdristighed απερισκεψίαtemeridad hulljulgus ابلهی؛ بی پروایی tyhmänrohkeus témérité הִסתַכּנוּת ללא צוֹרֵך बेवकूफी भरा जोखिम (luda) odvažnost merészség kenekadan fífldirfska temerarietà 向こう見ず 무모함 beatodairiðkumas pārdrošība nekad onbezonnenheiddumdristighet ryzykanctwo جهالت imprudência nesăbuinţă безрассудная храбрость nerozvážnosť nepremišljenost smelost dumdristighet ความบ้าระห่ำ delicesine cesurluk 莽撞 відчайдушність غیر عاقلانہ بہادری sự liều lĩnh một cách dại dột 莽撞

ˈfoolproof adjective

unable to go wrong. His new plan seems completely foolproof. onfeilbaar; waterdig; teen (alles) bestand لا يُخْطِئ، سَهْل فَهْمُه أو اسْتِعْماله безопасен seguro spolehlivý narrensicher, kinderleicht idiotsikker ασφαλής, αλάνθαστοςinfalible lollikindel خطاناپذیر idioottivarma à toute épreuveבטוח त्रुटिरहति potpuno siguran, nepogrešiv üzembiztos tanpa kesalahan pottþéttur infallibile 間違いようのない 누구나 할 수 있는 patikimas, saugus drošs; (par ierīcēm) vienkāršs; viegli lietojams tanpa kesalahan waterdichtidiotsikkerniezawodny اسانه، ساده، بسيط، خوندى، محفوظ، اعتبارى seguro infai­libil надёжный spoľahlivý otročje lahek bezbedan idiotsäker ไม่น่าจะผิดพลาดได้ emin, güvenilir 十分簡單明瞭的 вірний, безсумнівний بے خطا hết sức rõ ràng 十分简单明了的，万无一失的

make a fool of

to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid. He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money. iemand belaglik maak; iemand vir die gek hou يَجْعَلُه أضْحوكَةً правя на глупак fazer de tolo dělat si blázny z jemanden zum Narren halten gøre en til grin; gøre nar af en γελοιοποιώ poner en ridículo narriks tegema احمق جلوه دادن saattaa jk naurunalaiseksi rendre ridicule לְשָׁטוֹת किसी को बेवकूफ बनाना praviti budalu od nekoga bolonddá tesz vkit mengejek, memperolok-olokkan, mengelabui gera að fífli farsi gioco di ばかにする 바보 취급하다 pastatyti į kvailio padėtį apmuļķot; nostādīt kādu muļķīgā stāvoklī memperbodoh-bodohkan voor gek zetten latterliggjøre robić durnia z, wystrychnąć na dudka احمقی fazer de parvo a-şi bate joc de одурачить robiť si blázna z osmešiti napraviti budalu od göra ngn till åtlöje หลอกลวง aptal yerine koymak 愚弄 робити дурня з кого کسی کو بیوقوف بنانا lừa ai 愚弄

make a fool of oneself

to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid. She made a fool of herself at the party. jou belaglik; bespotlik maak يَجْعَل من نَفْسِه أضْحوكَةً излагам се expor-se ao ridículo zesměšnit se sich lächerlich machen gøre sig selv til grin γελοιοποιούμαιquedar en ridículo (ennast) naeruvääristama خود را مضحکه کردن tehdä itsensä naurunalaiseksi se rendre ridicule לַעֲשׂוֹת צְחוֹק מְעֲצמֵך ऐसा काम जिससे खुद को बेवकूफ महसूस करने लगे osramotiti se, uciniti se smiješnim nevetségessé teszi magát berlaku bodoh gera sig að fífli rendersi ridicolo 笑いものになる 바보 짓을 하다 pasirodyti kvailiu nostādīt sevi muļķīgā stāvoklī memperbodoh-bodohkan zich belachelijk maken dumme seg ut zbłaźnić/wygłupić się مسخره كول dar-se ao ridículo a se face de râs ставить себя в дурацкое положение zosmiešniť sa osmešiti se napraviti budalu od sebe göra bort sig ล้อเลียน kendini gülünç duruma düşürmek 鬧笑話 пошитися в дурні اپنا بیوقوف بنانا xử sự một cách ngốc nghếch 闹笑话

play the fool

to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people. He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom. gekskeer يَتَحامَق، يَتَصَرَّف كالأحْمَق върша глупости fazer de tolo jančit, dělat ze sebe blázna Possen machen spille klovn κάνω τον καραγκιόζη hacer el tonto lollitama دلقک بازی درآوردن pelleillä faire le pitre לְהִשתַטוֹת बेवकूफों जैसी हरकत करना izigravati budalu bolondozik membadut leika trúðinn, vera með trúðslæti fare il buffone おどける 광대 노릇을 하다 kvailioti, vaizduoti kvailį muļķoties; dzīt velnu membadut voor gek spelen oppføre seg dumt, spille klovn błaznować فول fazer de parvo a face pe clovnul дурачиться vystrájať hlúposti uganjati burke izigravati budalu spela pajas แกล้งโง่ maskaralık yapmak 裝傻 дурня клеїти دوسروں کی تفریح کے لۓ احمقانہ حرکتیں کرنا làm trò hề 装傻相，逗人笑

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foolish

→ أَحْمَق pitomý tåbelig blöd κουτός bobo typerä bête budalast sciocco ばかな 어리석은 dwaas fjollet głupi tolo глупый fånig โง่ saf ngớ ngẩn 愚蠢的

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