Meanings
nounfoolhardiness (usually uncountable, plural foolhardinesses)
plural foolhardinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe quality of being foolhardy.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe trait of giving little thought to danger
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Origin
- Middle Englishfoolhardynesse
- Englishfoolhardiness
From Middle English foolhardynesse; equivalent to foolhardy + -ness.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 匹夫之勇
- 匹夫之勇 (pǐfūzhīyǒng)quality of being foolhardy
Finnish rämäpäisyys, huimapäisyys
- rämäpäisyysquality of being foolhardy
- huimapäisyysquality of being foolhardy
German Tollkühnheit
- Tollkühnheitquality of being foolhardy
Irish ainbheocht, meargántacht
- ainbheochtquality of being foolhardy
- meargántachtquality of being foolhardy
Polish wariactwo, ryzykowność
- wariactwoquality of being foolhardy
- ryzykownośćquality of being foolhardy
Romanian nesăbuire, nesăbuință
- nesăbuirequality of being foolhardy
- nesăbuințăquality of being foolhardy
Turkish çılgınlık
- çılgınlıkquality of being foolhardy
Cite this entry
APA
foolhardiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foolhardiness
MLA
“foolhardiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foolhardiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foolhardiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foolhardiness.
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