Ridiculous vs Foolish - What's the difference?
ridiculous | foolish |
Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
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 .
Foolish is a synonym of ridiculous.
As adjectives the difference between ridiculous and foolish
is that ridiculous is deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd while foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.ridiculous
English
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* (l) * (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- That hairstyle looks ridiculous .
- It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.