fooleries
Acts of nonsense
Fooleries is the plural of foolery—foolish behavior, silly antics, or absurd conduct.
The word carries a slightly old-fashioned, literary flavor: I've had enough of these fooleries.
It suggests behavior that's more frivolous than harmful, the kind of nonsense that tries patience rather than causes real damage.
Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
tricks · capers · escapades · monkeyshines · roguery · larks · gags · hoaxes
Cheerful lack of worry
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- levityLack of seriousness
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
playfulness · joviality · frolic · jollity · buoyancy · cheerfulness · vivacity · effervescence
Playful, harmless foolishness
- zaninessState of absurd silliness
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
- drolleryWhimsical, understated humor
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
comicality · clownishness · wackiness · buffoonish · farcical · ridiculous · inane · dopey
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Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- hijinksBoisterous playful mischief
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
antics · tricks · capers · escapades · monkeyshines · roguery · larks · gags · hoaxes · japes
lightheartedness
Cheerful lack of worry
merriment · playfulness · joviality · frolic · jollity · buoyancy · cheerfulness · vivacity · effervescence · jauntiness
goofiness
Playful, harmless foolishness
- zaninessState of absurd silliness
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
- drolleryWhimsical, understated humor
ludicrousness · comicality · clownishness · wackiness · buffoonish · farcical · ridiculous · inane · dopey · madcap
absurdity
Wildly illogical quality
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
hogwash · drivel · claptrap · gibberish · rubbish · inanity · falderal · twaddle · bunkum · codswallop
foolerieswisdom
Good judgment from experience
prudence · sagacity · good judgment · good sense · judiciousness
fooleriesseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
solemnity · gravity · earnestness · gravitas · decorum
fooleriesdignity
Innate personal worth
decorum · propriety · respectability · decorousness · seemliness
fool, foolish, fooled, fooling, foolishness, foolishly, foolhardy, foolery, befooled