The root of the word "foolish" is the Old French word "fol," meaning "fool" or "silly," which itself derives from the Latin "follis," meaning "bellows" or "windbag," often used metaphorically to describe someone lacking sense. The suffix "-ish" indicates a characteristic or quality, so "foolish" essentially means having the qualities of a fool. Thus, it conveys the idea of lacking wisdom or good judgment.
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No. Modern and foolish are not antonyms. modern: recent or current foolish: silly or embarrasing
foolish or you can say like foolish of me
Mor: it means Custom or Manner... for example "morose"
The suffix -ish in words like foolish and selfish implies a quality or tendency toward a certain characteristic. It often indicates a moderate or partial manifestation of the root word's meaning, such as being somewhat like the root word (foolish is like a fool).
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The prefix for the word "foolish" is "fool," which means a person who lacks good sense or judgment. The suffix for the word "foolish" is "-ish," which is used to form adjectives that mean "having the quality of" or "resembling." Therefore, when combined, the word "foolish" means having the quality of being like a fool, lacking good sense or judgment.
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Foolish is an adjective. It does not have a past tense, but can be used to describe a noun as foolish in a past tense. ex. The man was foolish.