foolery C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfuləri/ UK /ˈfuːləri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun foolish or absurd behavior; silly conduct The teacher had no patience for the children's foolery in class. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · foolish or absurd behavior;... nonsensesillinesstomfoolerybuffooneryabsurdityanticsmischief ↔ Opposites wisdomsensegravity Word family Related forms foolfoolishfoolishness Etymology AI details From fool (from Old French fol, from Latin follis 'bellows, windbag') + the noun-forming suffix -ery. fol Old French follis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # foolery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfuləri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfuːləri/ ## Meanings 1. foolish or absurd behavior; silly conduct ## Examples - The teacher had no patience for the children's foolery in class. ## Synonyms - nonsense - silliness - tomfoolery - buffoonery - absurdity - antics - mischief ## Antonyms - wisdom - sense - gravity ## Related Forms - fool - foolish - foolishness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fol - Root: follis ## Etymology From fool (from Old French fol, from Latin follis 'bellows, windbag') + the noun-forming suffix -ery. ## AI Etymology Foolery comes from fool (from Old French fol, from Latin follis 'bellows, windbag') + the noun-forming suffix -ery. The etymological trail includes Old French fol and Latin follis. As a noun, foolery names foolish or absurd behavior; silly conduct. The same family is visible in related forms such as fool, foolish, and foolishness. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown