foolery

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

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;... nonsense silliness tomfoolery buffoonery absurdity antics mischief

Opposites

wisdom sense gravity

Word family

Related forms fool foolish foolishness

Etymology

From fool (from Old French fol, from Latin follis 'bellows, windbag') + the noun-forming suffix -ery.

fol Old French follis Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# 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
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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