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Foolishness vs Senselessness - What's the difference?

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Foolishness is a synonym of senselessness.


As nouns the difference between foolishness and senselessness

is that foolishness is (uncountable) the state of being foolish while senselessness is the state of being senseless; unsense.

foolishness

English

(wikipedia foolishness)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being foolish.
  • (countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.

    • Synonyms

    * imprudence, folly * extravagance, irresponsibility * indiscretion, absurdity * ridiculousness * stupidity

    Antonyms

    * wisdom

    Related terms

    * fool

    senselessness

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The state of being senseless; unsense.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
    • They had contributed heavily to their own downfall, most glaringly with the senselessness of Chris Smalling’s red card, and they should know by now that Manuel Pellegrini’s team are not the kind of opponents to pass up these kind of handouts.

    Synonyms

    * unsense

    References

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