stupidity vs foolishness
foolishness vs stupiditystupidity and foolishness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stupidity | Yes | No | No | No |
| foolishness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
stupidity and foolishness
are synonyms defined as:
- stupidity and foolishness: a stupid mistake
As nouns,
foolishness is a hyponym of
stupidity; that is, foolishness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
stupidity:
- stupidity: a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
- foolishness: the quality of being rash and foolish
Other hyponyms of stupidity include
denseness, dumbness, slow-wittedness, dullness, obtuseness, backwardness, mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality, craziness, folly, madness, vacuousness.
| stupidity (noun) | foolishness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a stupid mistake | a stupid mistake |
| a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience | the trait of acting stupidly or rashly |
| the quality of being rash and foolish |
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