different between foolish vs outre

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u??t?e?/

Adjective

outre

1. Alternative spelling of outré

Anagrams

• Toure, outer, rouet, route, utero-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ut?/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin uter, utris.

Noun

outre f (plural outres)

1. goatskin, wine skin, water skin

Etymology 2

From Old French oltre, inherited from Latin ultra. Doublet of ultra-.

Preposition

outre

1. as well as, besides, on top of

Derived terms

• en outre
• outrecuider
  • outrecuidance
• outre-mer
• outre mesure
• outre-Meuse
• outre que
• outrer
  • outrage
• passer outre

Anagrams

• route, routé, troue, troué

Further reading

• “outre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).