Idiot vs Foolishness - What's the difference?
idiot | foolishness |
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
(uncountable) The state of being foolish.
(countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
As nouns the difference between idiot and foolishness
is that idiot is (slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design while foolishness is (uncountable) the state of being foolish.idiot
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Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
