"bêtise" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /beɪˈtiːz/, /bɛˈtiːz/ Forms: bêtises [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French bêtise. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|bêtise}} Unadapted borrowing from French bêtise Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bêtise (countable and uncountable, plural bêtises)
  1. silliness, folly, stupidity Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bêtise-en-noun-nNiU9lc4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 2 2 2

Inflected forms

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