foolishness vs absurdity
absurdity vs foolishnessfoolishness and absurdity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| foolishness | Yes | No | No | No |
| absurdity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
absurdity is a hyponym of
foolishness; that is, absurdity is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
foolishness:
- foolishness: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- absurdity: a ludicrous folly
Other hyponyms of foolishness include
indiscretion, injudiciousness, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness, asininity.
| foolishness (noun) | absurdity (noun) |
|---|---|
| a stupid mistake | a ludicrous folly |
| the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | a message whose content is at variance with reason |
| the quality of being rash and foolish |
Words related to "foolishness"
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