Foolery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Foolish behavior or speech.
  • n. An instance of foolish behavior or speech; a jest.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Foolish behaviour or speech.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity.
  • n. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The habit of acting foolishly; habitual folly; attention to trifles.
  • n. An act of folly; a trifling or senseless action.
  • n. A foolish performance; a farcical exhibition; a mummery; a farce.
  • n. A foolish belief or practice; anything based on fatuity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. foolish or senseless behavior
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    romp    frolic    play    caper    gambol   
    Hyponym
    prank    frivolity    buffoonery    mishegoss    harlequinade    meshugaas    japery    clowning    mishegaas   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    absurdity   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    jewelry   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    thatshe    conventionalism    complot    dunning    pruriency    prurience    boylike    flimsiness    honking