Foundation level · Year 4 · free
foolish
adjective · Say it: FOO-lish
What it means
Foundationsilly and not sensible
It was foolish of me to leave my homework out in the rain.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- daft
- senseless
- silly
- unwise
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- clever
- sensible
- wise
More examples
- Leo felt foolish when he realised he had worn odd socks to school.
Where the word comes from
From the word 'fool', which comes from the Latin 'follis', meaning bellows or windbag.
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