'Foolish' definitions:
Definition of 'foolish'
From: WordNet
adjective
Devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" [ant: wise]
adjective
Definition of 'Foolish'
From: GCIDE
- Foolish \Fool"ish\, a.
- 1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. [1913 Webster]
- I am a very foolish fond old man. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. [1913 Webster]
- A foolish figure he must make. --Prior.
- Syn: Absurd; shallow; shallow-brained; brainless; simple; irrational; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; silly; ridiculous; vain; trifling; contemptible. See Absurd. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'foolish'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absurd,
- airy,
- apish,
- arch,
- asinine,
- batty,
- befooled,
- beguiled,
- bemused,
- besotted,
- beyond belief,
- bizarre,
- blockheaded,
- boneheaded,
- brainless,
- brash,
- buffoonish,
- catchpenny,
- cockamamie,
- cockeyed,
- confused,
- crazy,
- credulous,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- dazed,
- demented,
- devilish,
- dim,
- dim-witted,
- dippy,
- dizzy,
- dopey,
- doting,
- dotty,
- dull-witted,
- dumb,
- elfish,
- elvish,
- empty,
- empty-headed,
- erratic,
- extravagant,
- fantastic,
- fatuitous,
- fatuous,
- feebleminded,
- flaky,
- flimsy,
- fond,
- fool,
- foolhardy,
- foolheaded,
- fribble,
- fribbling,
- frivolous,
- frothy,
- fuddled,
- full of mischief,
- futile,
- gaga,
- goofy,
- grotesque,
- gulled,
- hasty,
- headless,
- headlong,
- heedless,
- high-flown,
- high-spirited,
- idiotic,
- idle,
- ignorant,
- ill-advised,
- ill-considered,
- illogical,
- imbecile,
- imbecilic,
- impetuous,
- impish,
- impolitic,
- imprudent,
- inane,
- incautious,
- incredible,
- indiscreet,
- inept,
- infatuated,
- injudicious,
- insane,
- insensate,
- irrational,
- knavish,
- kooky,
- lackbrained,
- laughable,
- lean-minded,
- lean-witted,
- light,
- light-headed,
- loony,
- ludicrous,
- mad,
- maudlin,
- mindless,
- mischief-loving,
- mischievous,
- misguided,
- monstrous,
- moronic,
- nonsensical,
- not bright,
- nugacious,
- nugatory,
- numskulled,
- nuts,
- nutty,
- obtuse,
- of little brain,
- otiose,
- outrageous,
- outre,
- pea-brained,
- Pickwickian,
- pin-brained,
- playful,
- poppycockish,
- potty,
- prankish,
- pranksome,
- pranky,
- preposterous,
- puckish,
- rash,
- reasonless,
- reckless,
- ridiculous,
- roguish,
- rubbishy,
- sappy,
- scampish,
- scapegrace,
- scatterbrained,
- screwy,
- senseless,
- sentimental,
- shallow,
- short-sighted,
- silly,
- skimble-skamble,
- slackminded,
- slackwitted,
- slender,
- slight,
- slow-witted,
- sportive,
- stolid,
- stupid,
- superficial,
- thick,
- thickheaded,
- thoughtless,
- trashy,
- trickish,
- tricksy,
- trifling,
- trite,
- trivial,
- twaddling,
- twaddly,
- ungifted,
- unintellectual,
- unintelligent,
- unorthodox,
- unreasonable,
- unreasoning,
- unstable,
- untalented,
- unthinking,
- unwary,
- unwise,
- unwitty,
- vacuous,
- vain,
- vapid,
- wacky,
- waggish,
- weak-minded,
- weird,
- wet,
- wild,
- windy,
- witless