foolish B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition 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 Common collocations foolish consistency Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish. folisch Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Mind & Cognition markdown