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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly;
[syn: folly, foolishness, unwiseness]

2. the quality of being rash and foolish;
- Example: "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"
- Example: "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
[syn: folly, foolishness, craziness, madness]

3. a stupid mistake;
[syn: stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foolishness \Fool"ish*ness\, n.
   1. The quality of being foolish.
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   2. A foolish practice; an absurdity.
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            The preaching of the cross is to them that perish
            foolishness.                          --1 Cor. i.
                                                  18.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

foolishness
    n 1: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: folly,
         foolishness, unwiseness] [ant: wisdom, wiseness]
    2: the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive
       through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an
       insane society is total foolishness" [syn: folly,
       foolishness, craziness, madness]
    3: a stupid mistake [syn: stupidity, betise, folly,
       foolishness, imbecility]