Foolishness
Foolishness noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: couldn't listen to another second of their foolishness, so I told them to be quiet
Humbuggery and foolishness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humbuggery" instead a noun "Foolishness".
Humbuggery
Humbuggery noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: a lot of humbuggery about a mean old witch that lives in the woods
Foolishness and humbuggery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foolishness" instead a noun "Humbuggery".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and foolishness
- madness and humbuggery
- trash and foolishness
- trash and humbuggery
- bunk and foolishness
- bunk and humbuggery
- rot and foolishness
- rot and humbuggery
- rubbish and foolishness
- rubbish and humbuggery
- nonsense and foolishness
- nonsense and humbuggery
- folly and foolishness
- folly and humbuggery
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