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Foolishness vs Toolishness - What's the difference?

foolishness | toolishness |

As nouns the difference between foolishness and toolishness

is that foolishness is (uncountable) the state of being foolish while toolishness is the nature of being a tool.

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

    toolishness

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • The nature of being a tool.
  • * a.'' 1902 , , Geoffrey Keynes and Brian Hill editors, ''Notebooks: Selections , 1951, page 122
  • The simplest tool I can think of is a piece of gravel used for making a road. Nothing is done to it, it owes its being a tool to the fact that is subserves a purpose. A broken piece of granite used for macadamizing a road is a more complex instrument, about the toolishness of which no doubt can be entertained.
  • Being overly concerned with tools rather than results.
  • * 1989 , "Touching Tools Of the Trade", in Washington Post , Sep 22, 1989
  • The walls and halls of Hechinger headquarters are bedizened with icons to tools and toolishness , ranging from classic photographs to a machine that makes
  • * 2002 , Tech Smart: making discerning technology choices'', in ''Multimedia Schools , Mar 1, 2002
  • By now we should have learned that "toolishness " is foolishness. Showering fancy equipment and toys on classrooms without smart planning is unlikely to
  • * 2002', McKenzie, Jamie, "Beyond '''Toolishness : The Best Way for Teachers To Learn and Put New Technologies to Good Use", in ''MultiMedia Schools , v9 n4 p34-39 Sep 2002.