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Foolishness vs Unwisdom - What's the difference?

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Foolishness is a synonym of unwisdom.


As nouns the difference between foolishness and unwisdom

is that foolishness is (uncountable) the state of being foolish while unwisdom is lack of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; ignorance, stupidity.

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

    unwisdom

    English

    Noun

  • Lack of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; ignorance, stupidity.
  • * Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which could except to regulate private habits and manners by statute -
  • * 2010 , (Christopher Hitchens), Hitch-22 , Atlantic 2011, p. 151:
    • Reporting from Vietnam in 1945, he may have been the first person to assert the extreme unwisdom of trying to restore French colonialism with British troops.