foolish
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The meaning (definition) of the word foolish
not wise or sensible
The word foolish used in a sentence
“I felt foolish going out in the rain without a coat.”
Words that mean the same as foolish (synonyms)
silly
How the word foolish is said around the world
| French | bête (BET) |
| Spanish | tonto (TOHN-toh) |
| Mandarin | 傻 (shah) |
| Hindi | बेवकूफ़ी भरा (bay-va-KOO-fee bha-RAA) |
| Arabic | أَحْمَقُ (AH-ma-qu) |
| Russian | глупый (GLOO-py) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tolo (TOH-loo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bobo (BOH-boo) |
| Japanese | ばかな (BAH-kah-nah) |
| German | unvernünftig (uun-fer-NUENF-tikh) |
| Urdu | بے وقوف (bay wa-KOOF) |
| Punjabi | ਮੂਰਖ (MOO-rakh) |
| Korean | 어리석은 (oh-ree-SOH-guun) |
| Hebrew | טִפְּשִׁי (teep-SHEE) |
| Greek | ανόητος (ah-NOH-ee-tohs) |
| Dutch | dom (DOM) |
| Tagalog | hangal (HAH-ngal) |
| Vietnamese | ngốc nghếch (ngohk NGEHK) |
| Turkish | akılsızca (ah-kuhl-SUHZ-jah) |
| Persian | احمقانه (ah-ma-GHAH-neh) |
| Polish | niemądry (nyeh-MON-drih) |
| Ukrainian | нерозумний (neh-roh-ZOOM-nihy) |
| Bengali | বোকা (BOH-ka) |
| Swedish | dum (duum) |
| Italian | sciocco (SHOHK-koh) |
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