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Webster 1913 Edition


Foolishness

Fool′ish-ness

,
Noun.
1.
The quality of being foolish.
2.
A foolish practice; an absurdity.
The preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness
.
1 Cor. i. 18.

Webster 1828 Edition


Foolishness

FOOL'ISHNESS

,
Noun.
1.
Folly; want of understanding.
2.
Foolish practice; want of wisdom or good judgment.
3.
In a scriptural sense, absurdity; folly.
The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. 1Cor. 1.

Definition 2024


foolishness

foolishness

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foolishness (countable and uncountable, plural foolishnesses)

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

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