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Noun
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The state of lacking in intelligence or mental acuity
stupidity
witlessness
dumbness
doltishness
stupidness
fatuity
mindlessness
obtuseness
dopiness
oafishness
brainlessness
denseness
senselessness
thickness
slowness
simpleness
vacuity
dorkiness
gormlessness
dullness
boneheadedness
dulness
density
dim-wittedness
weak-mindedness
imbecility
dimness
unintelligence
slow-wittedness
unwisdom
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“He walked away, not wanting to deal with any more of the idiot's foolishness.”
Noun
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Lack of good sense or judgment
absurdity
silliness
inanity
lunacy
madness
asininity
nonsensicalness
craziness
insanity
folly
fatuity
senselessness
wackiness
nuttiness
preposterousness
daftness
brainlessness
zaniness
stupidity
idiocy
imbecility
fatuousness
witlessness
dottiness
dippiness
simplicity
balminess
irrationality
unwisdom
indiscretion
recklessness
foolhardiness
imprudence
ridiculousness
rashness
ludicrousness
foolery
irresponsibility
illogicality
unreasonableness
injudiciousness
absurdness
thoughtlessness
impracticality
bêtise
insensibility
unwiseness
weakness
mistake
carrying-on
lack of sense
lack of caution
lack of foresight
horse feathers
dumb trick
fool trick
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“He gazed out of the window and questioned the foolishness of his decision to take on the old homestead.”
Noun
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Senseless or absurd language, behavior, or ideas
nonsense
hogwash
drivel
malarkey
poppycock
baloney
garbage
twaddle
rubbish
claptrap
balderdash
blather
piffle
bunk
codswallop
trash
bull
rot
tosh
bunkum
crock
hooey
guff
hokum
humbug
folly
moonshine
flapdoodle
boloney
fiddlesticks
applesauce
horsefeathers
bilge
tommyrot
blither
bosh
crapola
silliness
senselessness
stupidity
malarky
blarney
slush
blah
fudge
hokeypokey
jazz
muck
nuts
flannel
taradiddle
trumpery
drool
hoodoo
tarradiddle
blatherskite
buncombe
fiddle
beans
falderal
folderol
nerts
punk
blah-blah
fiddle-faddle
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“I never want to hear you speak such foolishness again. There's nothing at all wrong with Rose.”
Noun
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Silly or foolish behaviour
foolery
tomfoolery
horseplay
buffoonery
skylarking
clowning
shenanigans
clownery
roughhousing
hijinks
monkeying
monkeyshines
roughhouse
slapstick
mischief
pranks
capers
antics
silliness
larks
fooling
folly
didoes
nonsense
idiocy
childishness
harlequinade
stupidity
malarkey
desipience
high jinks
monkey business
horsing around
practical jokes
carry-on
monkey tricks
larking around
silly behaviorUS
silly behaviourUK
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Noun
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The state or fact of being impulsively frivolous
giddiness
silliness
flightiness
frivolity
dizziness
ditziness
capriciousness
impulsiveness
overexcitement
scattiness
volatility
frivolousness
flippancy
levity
facetiousness
triviality
light-heartedness
jocularity
gaiety
merriment
light-mindedness
frothiness
light-headedness
joviality
drollery
cheerfulness
irreverence
cheeriness
mirth
unimportance
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Noun
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An unreasoning love for or sexual attraction to
infatuation
crush
passion
mash
obsession
fancy
fixation
thing
adoration of
captivation
craze
desire
desire for
devotion to
enchantment
fascination
feeling for
folly
fondness for
love
love for
madness
pash
passion for
penchant for
preoccupation with
rapture
regard for
addiction to
craze for
crush on
fixation with
hang-up about
mania for
obsession with
passing fancy
puppy love
thing about
calf love
preoccupation
fondness
fetish
compulsion
affection
prepossession
ardourUK
idée fixe
enthusiasm
ardorUS
mania
attraction
hang-up
monomania
adoration
liking
adulation
lust
devotion
partiality
besottedness
weakness
yearning
amorousness
bug
fetich
keenness
addiction
one-track mind
bee in your bonnet
complex
neurosis
care
admiration
yen
zeal
fervorUS
fervourUK
tunnel vision
ruling passion
soft spot
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Noun
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The act or state of being amused, or engaged in enjoyment or pleasure
fun
amusement
enjoyment
pleasure
excitement
joy
thrill
cheer
entertainment
glee
merriment
play
blast
buffoonery
festivity
foolery
joyfulness
merriness
mirth
playfulness
satisfaction
ball
cheerfulness
cheeriness
festiveness
gaiety
gleefulness
happiness
jocularity
jollity
living it up
tomfoolery
vibrancy
enthusiasm
exuberance
felicity
gladness
high spirits
hilarity
jesting
joviality
laughter
levity
light-heartedness
liveliness
mirthfulness
mischief
nonsense
perkiness
rapture
revelry
sunniness
vigorUS
vigourUK
vim
vitality
vivacity
vividness
zest
brightness
clowning
distraction
diversion
ebullience
energy
good time
grins
solace
buoyancy
gambol
joking
rejoicing
riot
treat
romping
blitheness
blithesomeness
friskiness
funniness
gambolingUS
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foolish person
foolish talk
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foolish expectation
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