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PRONUNCIATION OF TOMFOOLERIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOMFOOLERIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tomfooleries 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOMFOOLERIES

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tomentous
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tomfool
tomfoolery
tomfoolish
tomfoolishness
tomial
tomium
tommies
tommy
Tommy Atkins
tommy bar

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOMFOOLERIES

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cemeteries
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Synonyms and antonyms of tomfooleries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TOMFOOLERIES»

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

Translation of «tomfooleries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOMFOOLERIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

tomfooleries
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tonterías del
570 millions of speakers

English

tomfooleries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tomfooleries
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

tomfooleries
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tomfooleries
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tomfooleries
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tomfooleries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pitreries
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tomfooleries
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tomfooleries
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tomfooleries
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tomfooleries
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tomfooleries
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tomfooleries
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tomfooleries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोमफूलरीज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tomfooleries
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tomfooleries
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tomfooleries
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tomfooleries
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tomfooleries
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

tomfooleries
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

tomfooleries
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

tomfooleries
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

tomfooleries
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tomfooleries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMFOOLERIES»

The term «tomfooleries» is used very little and occupies the 182.980 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMFOOLERIES» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMFOOLERIES»

Discover the use of tomfooleries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tomfooleries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Translations And Tomfooleries
1926. Most of Shaw's early plays were either banned by the censor or refused production.
Bernard Shaw, 2004
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Bernard Shaw: Guide to Research
Shaw's other short plays written in the first two decades of the century, from curtain-raisers to — as he rightly described them — "tomfooleries," have attracted little scholarly attention, although The Admirable Bashville (written 1902), because of ...
Stanley Weintraub, 2005
3
Moon Kansas City
9:30 a.m.–2 a.m. Acknowledging the importance of first impressions, Tomfooleries' door handles—a giant whisk and serving spoon—hint at the merriment inside. The tongue-in-cheek restaurant and bar serves up burgers, sandwiches, pastas, ...
Katy Ryan, 2011
4
The Complete Works of Francois Rabelais
... On peas with bacon cum commento, etc., too easily judge that inside there is nothing treated but mockeries, tomfooleries, and merry falsehoods, seeing that the outward sign (that is the title) is commonly received without Author's Prologue .
François Rabelais, 1999
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The Club of Queer Trades
Everyone laughed uproariously, asthey always doatanalready admitted readiness, and Sir Walter, turning suddenly purple, shouted out: "Do you knowwho you are talking to, withyourconfounded tomfooleries?" "I never talk tomfooleries," said ...
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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Abolition and secession or Cause and effect
... by common couaent, were permitted to propagate their disgusting tomfooleries without lot or hindrance. Thirty years of steady iteration, howovor, of the aamo absurdities, with an apparent profound conviction of their truth, backed by British  ...
7
Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1926
Nov. 29; A 957283; Bobbs-Merrill co. (26-21873) 9177 Shaw, George Bernard, 1856- Translations and tomfooleries, by Bernard Shaw. London, Constable and company, ltd., 1926. v, 246 p. 174"°. (Half-title: The plays of Bernard Shaw) " Pocket ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1927
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The G. K. Chesterton Collection [50 Books]:
Keep it in the British Museum.” Every one laughed uproariously, astheyalways do at analready admitted readiness,andSir Walter, turning suddenly purple,shouted out: “Doyou know who you aretalkingto, with your confounded tomfooleries?
G. K. Chesterton, Catholic Way Publishing, 2014
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THE CLUB OF QUEER TRADES:
Everyone laughed uproariously, as they alwaysdo at an already admitted readiness, and Sir Walter, turningsuddenly purple, shouted out: "Do youknow who you are talking to,withyour confounded tomfooleries?" "I nevertalk tomfooleries," said ...
G. K. Chesterton, 2014
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Beauty's Appeal: Measure and Excess
“This aesthetic interpretation, however conveniently offered, was not tenable,” he comments. “What we heard had nothing at all in common with zur Höhe the poet's tall tomfooleries. This was dead sober earnest, a confession, the truth, to listen ...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMFOOLERIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tomfooleries is used in the context of the following news items.
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AOA plan getaway to Hainan for their first travel reality appearance …
The AOA members will showcase their various charms through this week-long holiday, engaging in tomfooleries such as a swimsuit fashion show and ... «allkpop, Jun 15»
2
Bloody Mary bars let drinkers give their cocktails a personal twist
It's easy to go overboard at Tomfooleries, which offers one of Kansas City's most extensive Bloody Mary bars on Saturdays and Sundays. The staggering ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
3
Restaurant inspections for May 14
Tomfooleries Restaurant & Bar, Country Club Plaza, 612 W. 47th St., had 10 critical violations during an April 14 routine inspection. It had 2 critical violations ... «Kansas City Star, May 15»
4
It's official: CBIZ now is a Plaza resident
He can remember CBIZ having an office on the Plaza when he was younger and how fun it was to head out to Tomfooleries Restaurant & Bar after work or many ... «Kansas City Business Journal, May 15»
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BREAKING: Fayose Courting Disaster…. SHOCKING Reality
Among the many reasons President Goodluck Jonathan lost reelection, the extreme tomfooleries of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, which manifested ... «Osun Defender, Apr 15»
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Why Snapchat Should be the Inseparable Addition to Social Media …
Chats that evaporate into thin air – both texts as well as video chats – offer users the promise that none of their tomfooleries or shenanigans, however X-rated, ... «SocialTimes, Mar 15»
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Kansas City AM: Our breakfast breakdown for the metro area
A past featured destination was the playful, American restaurant and bar Tomfooleries. The Plaza-area eatery offers a " bountiful breakfast buffet " every Sunday, ... «KSHB, Feb 15»
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Marlan Ramell Roberts, pet outreach director at Spay & Neuter …
Tomfooleries What's on your KC postcard? Greetings from Kansas City, Missouri, the city of unpredictable weather. Finish this sentence: “Kansas City got it right ... «Pitch Weekly, Feb 15»
9
Ring in 2015 with these Kansas City New Year's Eve parties and …
Ride in style to the Well, Tanner's, Charlie Hooper's and Tomfooleries and back again, with no covers at any of them. Info: 8 p.m. $30-$45; NYELimoCrawl.com. «Kansas City Star, Dec 14»
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What shall we say to the coming generations?
My belief is that Sierra Leone is gradually approaching the other side of midnight, when the farce and tomfooleries that have been our diet, under the façade that ... «Sierra Leone Telegraph, Dec 14»

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