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