foolish B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #3205 Meanings 1 adj Showing a lack of good sense or judgement; unwise. It was foolish to spend all his money so quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms absurdasininebalmybarmybedaftcrackpotdaftdensederpydim-headeddim-witteddopey ↔ Opposites wise Word family Derived forms foolishlyfoolishmentfoolishnessoverfoolishpound-foolishunfoolish Related forms cretinousfoolimbecilicinsanelamemoronicretarded Appears in Phrases (1) See all foolish consistency unwise insistence on behaving or thinking the same way despite reasons to change Adjective + noun Idioms (1) See all penny wise, pound foolish being careful with small amounts of money while wasting large amounts Proverbs (2) See all Penny wise and pound foolish There are no stupid questions Matching variant: There are no foolish questions Etymology AI details From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish. folisch Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # foolish **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 3205 ## Meanings 1. Showing a lack of good sense or judgement; unwise. ## Examples - It was foolish to spend all his money so quickly. ## Synonyms - absurd - asinine - balmy - barmy - bedaft - crackpot - daft - dense - derpy - dim-headed - dim-witted - dopey ## Antonyms - wise ## Derived Forms - foolishly - foolishment - foolishness - overfoolish - pound-foolish - unfoolish ## Related Forms - cretinous - fool - imbecilic - insane - lame - moronic - retarded ## Roots and Affixes - Root: folisch - Affix: -ish - somewhat ## Etymology From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish. ## AI Etymology Foolish comes from Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish. In current use, the main sense is “Showing a lack of good sense or judgement; unwise”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown