different between foolish vs bimboesque

English

Etymology

From Middle English folisch; equivalent to fool +? -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu?.l??/

Adjective

foolish (comparative foolisher or more foolish, superlative foolishest or most foolish)

1. (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
2. Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Synonyms

• absurd
• idiotic
• ridiculous
• silly
• unwise

Antonyms

• wise

Derived terms

• a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
• foolishly
• foolishness

Translations

English

Etymology

bimbo +? -esque

Adjective

bimboesque (comparative more bimboesque, superlative most bimboesque)

1. Like a bimbo; ditzy and foolish.
   • 1999, Larry Elliott, Dan Atkinson, The Age of Insecurity

     Kite's bimboesque daughter (Liz Fraser) is totally bemused by her dad's monomaniacal obsession with politics...

   • 2002, Hazel Dixon-Cooper, Born on a Rotten Day

     Of course, your Gemini will be much more stable, and less bimboesque, but she also will be a woman of many interests, all dependent upon her mood...

   • 2005, Suzanne Gordon, Nursing against the odds

     ...it generated a rare national campaign of nurses who protested the show's bimboesque depiction of both nurses and nursing students.