foolishness vs fault

fault vs foolishness

foolishness and fault both are nouns.

foolishness is not a verb while fault is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foolishness	Yes	No	No	No
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fault is a hypernym of foolishness; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than foolishness:

foolishness: a stupid mistake
fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other hypernyms of foolishness include error, mistake.

foolishness (noun)	fault (noun)
a stupid mistake	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
the quality of being rash and foolish	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
	responsibility for a bad situation or event
	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

foolishness (verb)	fault (verb)
	put or pin the blame on

Difference between foolishness and fault

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