Folly
Folly noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: in all my folly, I didn't think about how my actions would hurt my father
Oafishness and folly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oafishness" instead a noun "Folly".
Oafishness
Oafishness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: the oafishness of the investigators, who missed clues and mishandled physical evidence, is the reason why that crime was never solved
Folly and oafishness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folly" instead a noun "Oafishness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and folly
- madness and oafishness
- inanity and folly
- inanity and oafishness
- absurdity and folly
- absurdity and oafishness
- rashness and folly
- rashness and oafishness
- recklessness and folly
- recklessness and oafishness
- foolishness and folly
- foolishness and oafishness
- silliness and folly
- silliness and oafishness
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Oafishness and Folly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folly/oafishness
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