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Foolish vs Idiocy - What's the difference?

foolish | idiocy |

As an adjective foolish

is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

As a noun idiocy is

the state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation.

foolish

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
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  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish , but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
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  • *(Aeschylus)
  • *:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .

    • Synonyms

    * absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwise

    Antonyms

    * wise

    Derived terms

    * foolishness

    idiocy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * idiotcy

    Noun

    (idiocies)
  • (psychology) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation.
  • An act lacking intelligence or sense; an instance of senselessness; extremely foolish behaviour.
    • The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy , put a new policy in place.

    Related terms

    * idiot * idiotic * idiotically * idiocracy

    Synonyms

    * imbecility * stupidity

    References

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