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Nouns (10)

n. the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"

foolery, tomfoolery, indulgence

n. foolish or senseless behavior

foolishness, unwiseness

n. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility

n. a stupid mistake

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Fuzzynyms (23)

idiocy

n. extreme mental retardation

mindlessness, inanity, senselessness, vacuity

n. total lack of meaning or ideas

imprudence

n. a lack of caution in practical affairs

folly, foolishness, unwiseness

n. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

childishness, puerility

n. a property characteristic of a child

fling, bout, spree

n. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

childishness, puerility

n. a property characteristic of a child

folly, foolery, tomfoolery, indulgence

n. foolish or senseless behavior

imprudence

n. a lack of caution in practical affairs

vanity, conceit

n. the trait of being unduly vain and conceited

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Antonyms (4)

wisdom, wiseness

n. the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

discretion, discernment

n. the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"

folly

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