silliness vs foolishness
foolishness vs sillinesssilliness and foolishness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| silliness | Yes | No | No | No |
| foolishness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
foolishness is a hypernym of
silliness; that is, foolishness is a
word with a broader meaning than silliness:
- silliness: a ludicrous folly
- foolishness: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
Other hypernyms of silliness include
folly, unwiseness.
| silliness (noun) | foolishness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a ludicrous folly | a stupid mistake |
| an impulsive scatterbrained manner | the trait of acting stupidly or rashly |
| the quality of being rash and foolish |
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