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unwise
English
Etymology
From Middle English unwis, from Old English unw?s (“unwise, foolish, ignorant, uninformed, insane”), equivalent to un- +? wise. Cognate with Dutch onwijs (“unwise”), German unweise (“unwise”), Danish uvis (“unwise”), Swedish ovis (“unwise”), Icelandic óvís (“unwise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?wa?z/
- Rhymes: -a?z
Adjective
unwise (comparative unwiser, superlative unwisest)
- Not wise; lacking wisdom
- Synonyms: injudicious, indiscreet, foolish
Antonyms
- wise
Derived terms
- unwiseness
Translations
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foolhardy
English
Etymology
From Middle English folehardy, foolhardi, folherdi, from Old French fol hardi (“foolishly bold”), from Old French fol (“foolish, silly; insane, mad”) (from Latin follis (“bellows; purse, sack; inflated ball; belly, paunch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?el??- (“to swell”)) + Old French hardi (“durable, hardy, tough”) (past tense of hardir (“to harden”), from the unattested Frankish *hartjan, from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard; brave”)), equivalent to fool +? hardy. Compare fool-bold, fool-large, etc.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fu?lh??di/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ful?h??di/
- Hyphenation: fool?har?dy
Adjective
foolhardy (comparative foolhardier or more foolhardy, superlative foolhardiest or most foolhardy)
- Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
Synonyms
- bold
- daring
- foolish
- irresponsible
- rash
- reckless
Derived terms
- foolhardice (obsolete)
- foolhardihood (obsolete)
- foolhardily
- foolhardiness
Translations
Middle English
Adjective
foolhardy
- Alternative form of folehardy
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