Foolishness and Wisdom

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Foolishness

Foolishness noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: the foolishness of going off to search for the fountain of youth
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Wisdom is an antonym for foolishness in idiocy topic.
Nearby Words: fool, foolish, foolishly

Wisdom

Wisdom noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.
Usage example: neither book learning nor simple intelligence should be confused with wisdom
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Foolishness is an antonym for wisdom.
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human human foolishness human wisdom
apparent apparent foolishness apparent wisdom

Both words in one sentence

  • He sent off an angel with two sacks, one full of wisdom and one full of foolishness.
    Source: Cloudcuckooland
  • Anthropomorphic Personification Proverbs personifies wisdom as a woman crying out in the streets, trying to convince others to turn away from their foolishness.
    Source: Anthropomorphic Personification
  • The Red Green Show: Harold often tries to be the Voice of Wisdom trying to get his uncle and compatriots to see the foolishness of this week's Big Plan.
    Source: Only Sane Man / Live-Action TV
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