foolish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: foolish	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for foolish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foolish adj devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" Antonym(s): wise having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" Synonym(s): anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foolish \Fool"ish\, a. 1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise. I am a very foolish fond old man. --Shak. 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. 3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. 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}.