Foolishness
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword
We found 16 answers for the crossword clue 'Foolishness', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.
This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.
We have given Foolishness a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.
As well as being a clue we've also seen Foolishness as an answer itself some 18 times.
Foolishness is a single word clue made up of 11 letters.
We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Monday, 08 November 2021 with the answer being IDIOCY, we also found IDIOCY to be the most popular answer for this clue.
We've seen this clue in the following publications:
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 8 Nov 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 20 Aug 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - 5 Aug 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 12 Mar 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - 7 Jan 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 17 Nov 2020
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 1 Sep 2020
- The Mirror Quick - 29 Aug 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - 19 Dec 2019
- The Daily Mail Quick - 9 May 2019
Definitions and usage
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- The trait of acting stupidly or rashly
- The quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
- A stupid mistake
Crossword Answers
5 Letters
FOLLY
The trait of acting stupidly or rashly
6 Letters
BETISE
A stupid mistake
IDIOCY
Extreme mental retardation
LUNACY
Foolish or senseless behavior
7 Letters
FATUITY
A ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
INANITY
Total lack of meaning or ideas
MADNESS
Unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness"
8 Letters
NONSENSE
Ornamental objects of no great value
STUPIDLY
In a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket"
9 Letters
CRAZINESS
The quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
SILLINESS
An impulsive scatterbrained manner
STUPIDITY
A poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
10 Letters
BUFFOONERY
Acting like a clown or buffoon
IMBECILITY
A stupid mistake
UNWISENESS
The trait of acting stupidly or rashly
13 Letters
SENSELESSNESS
Total lack of meaning or ideas
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