"foolish" meaning in English

See foolish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ Audio: en-us-foolish.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foolish.wav Forms: more foolish [comparative], most foolish [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːlɪʃ Etymology: From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|folisch}} Middle English folisch, {{suffix|en|fool|ish}} fool + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} foolish (comparative more foolish, superlative most foolish)
  1. (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Personality Translations (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise): budalla (Albanian), ἄφρων (áphrōn) (Ancient Greek), أَحْمَق (ʔaḥmaq) (Arabic), غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy) (Arabic), سَفِيهٌ (safīhun) (Arabic), مُغَفَّل (muḡaffal) (Arabic), հիմար (himar) (Armenian), տխմար (txmar) (Armenian), ապուշ (apuš) (Armenian), neciu (Asturian), ñeciu (Asturian), ağılsız (Azerbaijani), axmaq (Azerbaijani), дурны́ (durný) (Belarusian), মূর্খ (murkho) (Bengali), sod (Breton), неразу́мен (nerazúmen) (Bulgarian), глу́пав (glúpav) (Bulgarian), မိုက်မဲ (muikmai:) (Burmese), bovu (Campidanese Sardinian), bacciloi (Campidanese Sardinian), lolloi (Campidanese Sardinian), managu (Campidanese Sardinian), mengòsu (Campidanese Sardinian), ximple (Catalan), ᎤᎸᏓᎴᏍᎩ (ulvdalesgi) (Cherokee), (so⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), (ban⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), (bèn) (Chinese Mandarin), (shǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), (chǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), 愚蠢的 (yúchǔn de) (Chinese Mandarin), tiparoch (Chuukese), pošetilý [masculine] (Czech), hloupý [masculine] (Czech), tåbelig (Danish), dum (Danish), onverstandig (Dutch), dom (Dutch), malsaĝa (Esperanto), stulta (Esperanto), rumal (Estonian), narr (Estonian), tobe (Estonian), loll (Estonian), býttur (Faroese), býttisligur (Faroese), óvitskutur (Faroese), fávitskutur (Faroese), houkkamainen (Finnish), sot (French), stupide (French), bête (French), idiot (French), necio (Galician), სულელი (suleli) (Georgian), dumm (German), närrisch (German), töricht (German), 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃 (dwals) (Gothic), 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (unfrōþs) (Gothic), ανόητος (anóitos) (Greek), מטופש (metupásh) [masculine] (Hebrew), טיפשי (tipshí) [masculine] (Hebrew), मूर्ख (mūrkh) (Hindi), buta (Hungarian), heimskur (Icelandic), dessaja (Ido), leibideach (Irish), díchéillí (Irish), aimhghlic (Irish), babbeo (Italian), sciocco (Italian), 愚かな (oroka na) (alt: おろかな) (Japanese), 馬鹿げた (bakageta) (alt: ばかげた) (Japanese), 馬鹿な (baka na) (alt: ばかな) (Japanese), tolobásku (Kabuverdianu), bolang (Kapampangan), borbolen (Kapampangan), ភ្លើ (pləə) (Khmer), 어리석다 (eoriseokda) (Korean), 둔하다 (dunhada) (Korean), bovo (Ladino), fatuus (Latin), stultus (Latin), mōrus (Latin), ineptus (Latin), muļķīgs (Latvian), dumjš (Latvian), neprātīgs (Latvian), kvailas (Lithuanian), neprotingas (Lithuanian), domm (Luxembourgish), topeg (Luxembourgish), глупав (glupav) (Macedonian), ommidjagh (Manx), blebbinagh (Manx), neuhushtagh (Manx), meecheeallagh (Manx), sou-cheayllagh (Manx), bolvaneagh (Manx), manuware (Maori), nenekara (Maori), rūrūwai (Maori), heahea (Maori), wawau (Maori), tåpelig (Norwegian Bokmål), dum (Norwegian Bokmål), gowwaa (Oromo), خفیف (hafif) (Ottoman Turkish), احمق (ahmaq) (Persian), ببو (babu) (Persian), niemądry (Polish), głupi (Polish), idiota (Portuguese), tolo (Portuguese), prost (Romanian), tont (Romanian), nerod (Romanian), глу́пый (glúpyj) (Russian), дура́цкий (duráckij) (Russian), дурно́й (durnój) (Russian), идио́тский (idiótskij) (Russian), dòndoro [Logudorese] (Sardinian), ménzu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), menzosu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), bovu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), amaideach (Scottish Gaelic), faoin (Scottish Gaelic), будаласт [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), глуп [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), budalast [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), glup [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), gowwa (Sidamo), pochabý (Slovak), hlúpy (Slovak), neumen (Slovene), butast (Slovene), trapast (Slovene), tonto (Spanish), necio (Spanish), imprudente (Spanish), taba [Peru] (Spanish), lonyipietro (english: River Plate) (Spanish), nescio (Spanish), majadero (Spanish), insensato (Spanish), dåraktig (Swedish), dum (Swedish), మూర్ఖ (mūrkha) (Telugu), పిచ్చి (picci) (Telugu), โง่ (ngôo) (Thai), āknats (Tocharian A), aknātsa (Tocharian B), ahmak (Turkish), akılsız (Turkish), aptalca (Turkish), enayice (Turkish), sersem (Turkish), angut (Turkish), bả (Tày), bả mướng (Tày), phoóc (Tày), дурни́й (durnýj) (Ukrainian), مورکھ (mūrkh) (Urdu), dại dột (Vietnamese), fopik (Volapük), נאַריש (narish) (Yiddish)
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  2. Resembling or characteristic of a fool. Translations (resembling or characteristic of a fool): глупав (glupav) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dumm (German), töricht (German), närrisch (english: literal) (German), מטופש (metupásh) [masculine] (Hebrew), טיפשי (tipshí) [masculine] (Hebrew), muļķīgs (Latvian), dumjš (Latvian), neprātīgs (Latvian), ommidjagh (Manx), blebbinagh (Manx), meecheeallagh (Manx), neuhushtagh (Manx), sou-cheayllagh (Manx), bolvaneagh (Manx), amaideach (Scottish Gaelic), tonto (Spanish)
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Hypernyms: lacking, weak-minded Hyponyms: gullible Derived forms: a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, foolishly, foolishness, penny wise and pound foolish, pound-foolish Related terms: thick as a brick [not of action], daft as a brush, cretinous, imbecilic, lame, moronic, retarded, fool, insane
Synonyms: absurd, idiotic, ridiculous, silly, unwise, asinine, balmy [US, informal], barmy [Britain, Ireland, informal], bedaft, daft, derpy [slang], dim-headed, dim-witted, dopey, dull-headed, dull-witted, dumb, duncical, fatuous, fuzzy-headed, fuzzy-minded, gauvison [UK, dialectal], goofy, idle [obsolete], insipient, mookish, naive, simple [euphemistic], slight [obsolete], slow-witted, softheaded, soft in the head, sottish [dated], stupid, thick [not of action], unsage, wool-headed, woolly-headed, woolly-minded, crackpot, dense

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Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "pləə",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "ភ្លើ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "eoriseokda",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "어리석다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dunhada",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "둔하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "bovo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "fatuus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "stultus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "mōrus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "ineptus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "muļķīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "dumjš"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "neprātīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "kvailas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "neprotingas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "domm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "topeg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "glupav",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "глупав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "ommidjagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "blebbinagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "neuhushtagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "meecheeallagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "sou-cheayllagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "bolvaneagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "manuware"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "nenekara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "rūrūwai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "heahea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "wawau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "tåpelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "dum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "gowwaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "hafif",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "خفیف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ahmaq",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "احمق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "babu",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "ببو"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "niemądry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "głupi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "idiota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "tolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "prost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "tont"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "nerod"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "glúpyj",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "глу́пый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "duráckij",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "дура́цкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "durnój",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "дурно́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "idiótskij",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "идио́тский"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "bovu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "bacciloi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "lolloi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "managu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "mengòsu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "dòndoro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "ménzu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "menzosu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Logudorese"
          ],
          "word": "bovu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "amaideach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "faoin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "будаласт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "глуп"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "budalast"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "glup"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sid",
          "lang": "Sidamo",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "gowwa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "pochabý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "hlúpy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "neumen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "butast"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "trapast"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "tonto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "necio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "imprudente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "tags": [
            "Peru"
          ],
          "word": "taba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "River Plate",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "lonyipietro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "nescio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "majadero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "insensato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "dåraktig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "dum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "mūrkha",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "మూర్ఖ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "picci",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "పిచ్చి"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "ngôo",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "โง่"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "xto",
          "lang": "Tocharian A",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "āknats"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "aknātsa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "ahmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "akılsız"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "aptalca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "enayice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "sersem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "angut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tyz",
          "lang": "Tày",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "bả"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tyz",
          "lang": "Tày",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "bả mướng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "tyz",
          "lang": "Tày",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "phoóc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "durnýj",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "дурни́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "mūrkh",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "مورکھ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "dại dột"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "fopik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "narish",
          "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
          "word": "נאַריש"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Resembling or characteristic of a fool."
      ],
      "id": "en-foolish-en-adj-Yro7iSy6",
      "links": [
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "glupav",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "глупав"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "dumm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "töricht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "english": "literal",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "närrisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "metupásh",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מטופש"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tipshí",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "טיפשי"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "muļķīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "dumjš"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "neprātīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "ommidjagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "blebbinagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "meecheeallagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "neuhushtagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "sou-cheayllagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "bolvaneagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "amaideach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
          "word": "tonto"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/"
    },
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      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "傻"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ban⁶",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "笨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèn",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "笨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǎ",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "傻"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǔn",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "蠢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yúchǔn de",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "愚蠢的"
    },
    {
      "code": "chk",
      "lang": "Chuukese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tiparoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pošetilý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hloupý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tåbelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "onverstandig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dom"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "malsaĝa"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "stulta"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "rumal"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "narr"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tobe"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "loll"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "býttur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "býttisligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "óvitskutur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "fávitskutur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "houkkamainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "sot"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "stupide"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bête"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "idiot"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "necio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "suleli",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "სულელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dumm"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "närrisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "töricht"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "dwals",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "unfrōþs",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anóitos",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "ανόητος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "áphrōn",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "ἄφρων"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "metupásh",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מטופש"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tipshí",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "טיפשי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mūrkh",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "मूर्ख"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "buta"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "heimskur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dessaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "leibideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "díchéillí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "aimhghlic"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "babbeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "sciocco"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おろかな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "oroka na",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "愚かな"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ばかげた",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bakageta",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "馬鹿げた"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ばかな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "baka na",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "馬鹿な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tolobásku"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bolang"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "borbolen"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "pləə",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "ភ្លើ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eoriseokda",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "어리석다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dunhada",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "둔하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bovo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "fatuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "stultus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "mōrus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "ineptus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "muļķīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dumjš"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "neprātīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "kvailas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "neprotingas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "domm"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "topeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "glupav",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "глупав"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "ommidjagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "blebbinagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "neuhushtagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "meecheeallagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "sou-cheayllagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bolvaneagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "manuware"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "nenekara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "rūrūwai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "heahea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "wawau"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tåpelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dum"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "gowwaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "hafif",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "خفیف"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ahmaq",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "احمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "babu",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "ببو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "niemądry"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "głupi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "idiota"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "prost"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tont"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "nerod"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "glúpyj",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "глу́пый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "duráckij",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "дура́цкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "durnój",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "дурно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "idiótskij",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "идио́тский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bovu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bacciloi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "lolloi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "managu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "mengòsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "dòndoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "ménzu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "menzosu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "bovu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "amaideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "faoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "будаласт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "глуп"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "budalast"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "glup"
    },
    {
      "code": "sid",
      "lang": "Sidamo",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "gowwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "pochabý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "hlúpy"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "neumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "butast"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "trapast"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "tonto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "necio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "imprudente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "tags": [
        "Peru"
      ],
      "word": "taba"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "River Plate",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "lonyipietro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "nescio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "majadero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "insensato"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dåraktig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dum"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "mūrkha",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "మూర్ఖ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "picci",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "పిచ్చి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ngôo",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "โง่"
    },
    {
      "code": "xto",
      "lang": "Tocharian A",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "āknats"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "aknātsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "ahmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "akılsız"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "aptalca"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "enayice"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "sersem"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "angut"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyz",
      "lang": "Tày",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bả"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyz",
      "lang": "Tày",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "bả mướng"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyz",
      "lang": "Tày",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "phoóc"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "durnýj",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "дурни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mūrkh",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "مورکھ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "dại dột"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "fopik"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "narish",
      "sense": "lacking good sense or judgement; unwise",
      "word": "נאַריש"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "glupav",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "глупав"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "dumm"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "töricht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "literal",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "närrisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "metupásh",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מטופש"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tipshí",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "טיפשי"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "muļķīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "dumjš"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "neprātīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "ommidjagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "blebbinagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "meecheeallagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "neuhushtagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "sou-cheayllagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "bolvaneagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "amaideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of a fool",
      "word": "tonto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foolish"
}

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