Associations to the word «Foolishness»

Wiktionary

FOOLISHNESS, noun. (uncountable) The state of being foolish.
FOOLISHNESS, noun. (countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.

Dictionary definition

FOOLISHNESS, noun. The trait of acting stupidly or rashly.
FOOLISHNESS, noun. The quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness".
FOOLISHNESS, noun. A stupid mistake.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats