"toolishness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From tool + -ish + ness, influenced by foolishness. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tool|-ish|ness}} tool + -ish + ness Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} toolishness
  1. The nature of being a tool.
    Sense id: en-toolishness-en-noun-S5DvY37T
  2. Excessive concern with tools rather than results.
    Sense id: en-toolishness-en-noun-w7uRrJOw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
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          "text": "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."
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