Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foolishment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fool-ish-ment
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

foolish behavior; folly

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From foolish + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰelǵʰ-
Suffix: foolish

Usage

Inflected Forms

foolishments (plural)

Questions

What does foolishment mean?: foolish behavior; folly
Where does foolishment come from?: From foolish + -ment.

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