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Incorruptible vs Foolish - What's the difference?

incorruptible | foolish |

As adjectives the difference between incorruptible and foolish

is that incorruptible is not subject to corruption or decay while foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

As a noun incorruptible

is (historical) one of an ancient religious sect of alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.

incorruptible

English

Alternative forms

* incorruptable * uncorruptible * uncorruptable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not subject to corruption or decay.
  • * Wake
  • Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances.
  • Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) One of an ancient religious sect of Alexandria, whose adherents believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, and pain only in appearance.
  • ----

    foolish

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • :
  • *
  • *: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.
  • :
  • *(Aeschylus)
  • *:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .
  • Synonyms

    * absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwise

    Antonyms

    * wise

    Derived terms

    * foolishness