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Meaning of "foolery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOLERY

foolery  [ˈfuːlərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOLERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foolery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOLERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foolery in the English dictionary

The definition of foolery in the dictionary is foolish behaviour. Other definition of foolery is an instance of this, esp a prank or trick.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOLERY


ancillary
ænˈsɪlərɪ
artillery
ɑːˈtɪlərɪ
burglary
ˈbɜːɡlərɪ
calorie
ˈkælərɪ
capillary
kəˈpɪlərɪ
celery
ˈsɛlərɪ
cutlery
ˈkʌtlərɪ
distillery
dɪˈstɪlərɪ
epulary
ˈepjuːlərɪ
exemplary
ɪɡˈzɛmplərɪ
gallery
ˈɡælərɪ
Hillary
ˈhɪlərɪ
papillary
pəˈpɪlərɪ
salary
ˈsælərɪ
schoolery
ˈskuːlərɪ
sealery
ˈsiːlərɪ
telary
ˈtiːlərɪ
tomfoolery
ˌtɒmˈfuːlərɪ
Tuileries
ˈtwiːlərɪ
vocabulary
vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOLERY

fool
fool along
fool´s cap
fool´s errand
fool´s gold
fool´s mate
fool´s paradise
fool´s-parsley
foolbegged
fooleries
foolfish
foolhardier
foolhardiest
foolhardily
foolhardiness
foolhardy
fooling about
foolish
foolishly
foolishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOLERY

art gallery
cajolery
chandlery
costume jewellery
cyclery
field artillery
jewellery
ladies´ gallery
National Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
peanut gallery
photo gallery
picture gallery
play to the gallery
portrait gallery
press gallery
public gallery
rogues´ gallery
saddlery
viewing gallery

Synonyms and antonyms of foolery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOOLERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «foolery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of foolery

Translation of «foolery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOLERY

Find out the translation of foolery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foolery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foolery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

foolery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foolery
570 millions of speakers

English

foolery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्खता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حماقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глупость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foolery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূর্খতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bêtises
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dummheiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愚かな行為
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어리석은 짓
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foolery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự dại dột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

foolery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्खपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maskaralık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

follia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupoty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prostie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwaasheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

foolery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foolery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foolery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOLERY»

The term «foolery» is normally little used and occupies the 111.852 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOLERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foolery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foolery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foolery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOLERY»

Discover the use of foolery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foolery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tom Foolery: The Words and Music of Tom Lehrer
This comedy is sure to leave adult audiences with sore sides and laughter-induced tears, but also with thoughts to ponder after watching Lehrer's satire at work. "Leaves us wishing that Tom Lehrer will yet return to his piano again.
Tom Lehrer, Cameron Mackintosh, Robin Ray, 1986
2
Visual Foolery
- 48-page hardcover book with blister (12 1/4" 10 1/4")- 3D glasses- 2 pencils- mylar mirror- many other accessories to experience optical illusions
Michael A. DiSpezio, 1997
3
Garfield's Top Ten Tom Cat Foolery
The stoplight is always green on Main Street. And you'll see green in your bottom line with unstoppable gift book sales of our Main Street Editions. Main Street Editions make a perfect, personal gift at an unbeatable price.
Jim Kraft, Jim Davis, Mark Acey, 1997
4
Garfield's Top Ten Tom(cat) Foolery
Garfield's Top Ten T0m(cat) Foolery copyright © 1997 Paws, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews.
Davis, Jim, 2013
5
The Violinist
But keep it up for six months and I know you will have a master hand for anything in violin technic. — The Musician. ROBIN", at morn, in my hickory tree Sang: " Foolery, foolery, fiddle de- dee!" Come out in the merry green world with mc — Oh, ...
6
Munsey's Magazine
Your hurry and flurry and worry and sighs Are foolery, foolery, fiddle-de-dee!” He twinkled his eyes, and he cocked them at me: “ Oh, foolery, foolery, fiddle-de-dee! You look so unhappy! Pray what can it be? 'Tis foolery, foolery, fiddle-dc-dee!
7
Weekly World News
"But the greatest honor is having my name be synonymous with mischief and immaturity. It's better than having a street or an elementary school named after you — which none will ever be, I might add." Foolery, who's 95 years old and living in ...
8
The Shakespeare Phrase Book
Well, sir, there rest in your foolery Com. of Errors, iv 3, Unless he have a fancy to this foolery, as it appears he hath . Much Ado, iii. 1. What a scene of foolery have I seen, Of sighs, of groaus! Love's L. Lust, iv. 3. Follv in fools bears not so strong ...
John Bartlett, 1880
9
Oink!: Not-So-Tame Jokes and Farmyard Foolery
Suggested for readers aged 7-10 years. This volume gathers jokes about farmyard animals. Each joke is accompanied by the first name and age of the contributor. Illustrations throughout. Jones is a children's performer.
‎2002
10
Thinking through the Death of God: A Critical Companion to ...
But Levinas thinks the truth of a pneuma (the spirit over the waters) radically prior to intentionality.39 Beyond “fine words or songs,” that is, hither all “foolery and falsehood,” at the opposite pole from Altizer's absolute freedom and responsibility , ...
Lissa McCullough, Brian Schroeder, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOLERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foolery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
5 Things That Will Boost Your SEO In 5 Minutes A Day
Just be sure not to indiscriminately drop links that aren't relevant, as Google does not look favorably upon this sort of tom foolery. 3. «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
2
Who Do You Think You Are?! Broadway Star Patti LuPone Takes on …
Tony (and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award) winner Patti LuPone will not tolerate your foolery in a Broadway theatre. Or off-Broadway. «Broadway.com, Jul 15»
3
Thirty-wonderful years of 'Shanghaied'
It incorporates local legend and tom-foolery with a dedicated and talented cast of both fresh faces and old-hands. A cast of thousands. Included ... «Coast Weekend, Jul 15»
4
Buhari And The Hurting Scoffers | P.M. NEWS Nigeria
... continuing the same course of self-foolery masked in dry scoffing so early in the life of the administration that replaced their crass buffoonery. «P.M. News, Jul 15»
5
Buhari And The Hurting Scoffers By Peter Claver Oparah
... and they believe they will fulfill their tragic political mission by continuing the same course of self-foolery masked in dry scoffing so early in the ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
6
Sultan celebrates Doris Jelinek's 100th birthday
“A lot of times the merchants didn't lock their doors because we didn't expect any kind of tom-foolery, you know,” Doris said. “He would make ... «Monroe Monitor, Jul 15»
7
In the face of selfie-inflicted injury
There's a clue in Twelfth Night, where in Act 3, Scene 1, the bard writes: "Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
8
No Respect For Baxter
It's hard to deny Tom Foolery when there are witnesses! The picture of the dog was not even flattering. I never considered myself handsome but ... «Grandlakenews, Jul 15»
9
Lindsay Lohan turns down role in Burger King commercial
... an acting job since appearing last fall in a two-month run of “Speed-the-Plow” in London, but she still has the sense to veto fast food foolery. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
10
Sun shines for Bridgwater 'Tom Follery' Day on Hamp Estate …
A Tom Foolery Day was held for the association to raise money for the ... really kind and said we could do it alongside their Tom Foolery Day. «This is The West Country, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Foolery [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/foolery>. Apr 2024 ».
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