different between foolish vs hello

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

Alternative forms

• hallo (UK old style)
• hilloa (obsolete)
• hullo (UK)

Etymology

Hello (first attested in 1826), from holla, hollo (attested 1588). This variant of hallo is often credited to Thomas Edison as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades.

Ultimately from a variant of Old English ?al?, such as h?l?, which was used colloquially at the time similarly to how hey and hi are used nowadays. Thus, equivalent to a compound of hey and lo. Used when drawing attention to yourself.

Possibly influenced by Old Saxon halo!, imperative of hal?n (“to call, fetch”), used in hailing a ferryman, akin to Old High German hala, hola!, imperative forms of hal?n, hol?n (“to fetch”). More at hallo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h??l??/, /h??l??/
• (US) enPR: h?-l?', h?-l?', IPA^(key): /h??lo?/, /h??lo?/, /?h?lo?/

• Rhymes: -??

Interjection

hello

1. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

2. A greeting used when answering the telephone.
   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     Hello. This is Marsha. - Yes, Marsha.

3. A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
4. (colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.

5. (chiefly Britain) An expression of puzzlement or discovery.

Usage notes

• The greeting hello is among the most universal and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and nearly all walks of life and is unlikely to offend.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:hello.

Synonyms

• (greeting): See Thesaurus:hello
  • (Australia, informal) g'day, hey, hi,
  • (UK, informal) hallo, hi, hiya, ey up
  • (US, informal) hallo, hey, hi, howdy
  • (Ireland, informal) how's it going, hey, hi
  • (South Africa, informal) howzit
  • (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup, what's good
• (expression of puzzlement): See Thesaurus:wow

Antonyms

• (greeting): bye, goodbye

Derived terms

• hello girl
• hello there
• Hello World
• hello yourself, and see how you like it

Translations

See also

• Category:Greetings
• hello on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

hello (plural hellos or helloes)

1. "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.

Synonyms

• greeting

Verb

hello (third-person singular simple present hellos, present participle helloing, simple past and past participle helloed)

1. (transitive) To greet with "hello".

Anagrams

• Holle

Fula

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

hello ngo (plural hellooji ?i)

1. a page
2. one side of a wall, a wall
3. a slap in the face

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.