"foolishness" meaning in Englisch

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Noun

IPA: ˈfuːlɪʃnəs Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-foolishness.wav Forms: the foolishness [singular], the foolishnesses [plural]
Etymology: Substantivierung des Adjektivs foolish ^(→ en) durch das Suffix -ness
  1. : Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit Tags: no-plural
    Sense id: de-foolishness-en-noun-2vZ8NOBQ
  2. dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee Tags: special
    Sense id: de-foolishness-en-noun-X27zTXPv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stupidity, fatuity, craziness, lunacy Translations (kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit): Dummheit (Deutsch), Torheit (Deutsch), Leichtsinn (Deutsch), Tölpelhaftigkeit (Deutsch) Translations (speziell: dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee): Dummheit (Deutsch), Torheit (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sanity"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "prudence"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Roter Audiolink",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Substantiv (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Substantivierung des Adjektivs foolish ^(→ en) durch das Suffix -ness",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the foolishness",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the foolishnesses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "fool·ish·ness",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Substantiv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        ": Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit"
      ],
      "id": "de-foolishness-en-noun-2vZ8NOBQ",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee"
      ],
      "id": "de-foolishness-en-noun-X27zTXPv",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "special"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈfuːlɪʃnəs"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "stupidity"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "fatuity"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "craziness"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "lunacy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Dummheit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Torheit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Leichtsinn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Tölpelhaftigkeit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "speziell: dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Dummheit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "speziell: dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Torheit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foolishness"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sanity"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "prudence"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Roter Audiolink",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Substantiv (Englisch)",
    "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
    "siehe auch",
    "Übersetzungen (Englisch)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Substantivierung des Adjektivs foolish ^(→ en) durch das Suffix -ness",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the foolishness",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the foolishnesses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "fool·ish·ness",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Substantiv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        ": Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "special"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "ˈfuːlɪʃnəs"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "US-amerikanisch"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "stupidity"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "fatuity"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "craziness"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "lunacy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Dummheit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Torheit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Leichtsinn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "kein Plural: Dummheit, Torheit, Leichtsinn, Tölpelhaftigkeit",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Tölpelhaftigkeit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "speziell: dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Dummheit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "speziell: dumme, törichte Tat oder Idee",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Torheit"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foolishness"
}

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