Someone else has probably a nicer and more exact explanation compared to my nice one.Nice describes an outward appearance/behavior. Then (in the pre-modern period) a simpleton, someone who perhaps can't speak (at all or poorly), someone you “step on”. A nice guy was (is) a quiet/submissive and perhaps aloof individual, these were undesirable traits.In the modern period, the behaviors that closely describes a nice individual now became desirable—modesty, timidity, discreteness.Nice never truly changed meaning, our opinion of nice [behavior] did. Nice has even begun to return to negativity, being [too] nice is undesirable to many (especially for women about men). Inaction. Someone who do nothing to avoid doing something negative, as they don't know what to actually do—nice still means this. Prefered over the idiot, who always speaks, and mostly only about themselves.(It also had a meaning that meant something “dangerous” {ambiguous}, school shooters are always described as nice, similarly someone about to do something [bad] behave overly nice beforehand.)Nice=quiet simpleton; in its most rudimentary meaning: Simple. (The quiet were equated with stupid and simple, and often were—and often still are, in some ways).Less is more.“The outward sign of a dull man and a wise man are the same, and so are the outward signs of a frivolous and witty man.”
What does "foolish pride" mean?
I'm gonna say that it means pride that is uncalled for. Like if something is foolish to be proud of yet you are proud of it. Example, if I punched my sister in the head for no reason and was proud of it, that'd be foolish pride, I should be ashamed, not proud.
Is there a word 'Duroc' in Russian meaning a foolish person? What is the etymology of that word?
From Wikipedia: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B... Origin Prior to the adoption of Christianity in Russia, and long after, there was а tradition not to give children "adult" names, so the devils couldn't abduct them until they are helpless. "Adult", "real" names were received by dedication at ages of 10-13 years, and till that the children had unreal, childish names. A large spread of children's names were formed from numerals: Pervak (First), Vtorak (Second), Tretiak (Third). And also, Drugak, that is, "another", the next. Because it was the most popular, meaning in most cases a young child, it became a common noun and simplified to "Durak". The name "Durak" occurs in church documents to 14-15 centuries. With the 17 century it begins to acquire contemporary meaning - stupid person. Naturally, because the youngest used to be the most inexperienced and unskilled. Therefore, the famous Ivan Durak from Russian fairy tales, which were formed long before the 17 century, was not fool, but simply the youngest of three sons. Perhaps the change of the meaning of the word "durak" was influenced by the following words with similar writing, but other etymology: * dur' - foolishness, stupidity, caprice, stubbornness, pranks, stupid or senseless words or deeds * durnoy - bad, nasty, senseless, ugly, immoral, bad * durom - foolishly, without order, accidentally * durno - everything that is bad, evil or harmful * durman - headache, faint; plants: durman or sonnaya odur' (sleeping stupefaction - Belladonna) * durolom - who goes directly, by force, without looking around 2. Old non-Russian word "durak" denotes rough road pole (in the steppe) for tying the horses and marking the estimated length of the road. 3. Others believe that the basis for it is Lithuanian durti - to stitch, to fry or to strike, which passed the following evolution - "sorrowful," "reckless", "crazy", "stupid". Still others believe "durak" is inherently Slavic word originating from the verb dut' (to blow).
What is difference between silly and foolish?
Silly: * noun: a word used for misbehaving children Example: "Don't be a silly" * adjective: dazed from or as if from repeated blows Example: "Knocked silly by the impact" * adjective: inspiring scornful pity Example: "How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years- Dashiell Hammett" * adjective: pungent adjectives of disesteem Example: "A silly idea" * adjective: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity Example: "Silly giggles" Foolish: * adjective: devoid of good sense or judgment Example: "Foolish remarks" * adjective: having or revealing stupidity
What is another word for stupid?
brainless, dazed, deficient, dense, dim, dodo, doltish, dopy, dotterel, dull, dumb, dummy, foolish, futile, gullible, half-baked, half-witted, idiotic, ill-advised, imbecilic, inane, indiscreet, insensate, irrelevant, irresponsible, laughable, loser, ludicrous, meaningless, mindless, moronic, naive, nonsensical, obtuse, pointless, puerile, rash, senseless, short-sighted, simple, simple-minded, slow, sluggish, stolid, stupefied, thick, thickheaded, trivial, unintelligent, unthinking, witless
Two come immediately to mind, but maybe not exactly from good to bad or vice versa: “silly” and “toilet.”Silly is related to “soul” and its German equivalent “Seele.” It used to mean “holy.”Toilet became a term for the commode, or whatever, as a euphemism for same. It started life as a kind of fabric (“toile”), then the process of getting yourself dressed — especially as a lady — and otherwise presentable became known as “doing your toilet.” This delicate term was then pressed into service to refer to the appliance that seemed in need of a delicate euphemism. Of course, nobody remembers that history now, and “toilet” is the embarrassing word.
Whats the word to describe someone who talks quickly in a foolish way?
Chattering wittering on gabbling burbling
I’ve been thinking about your question for a couple of days, and I appreciate that you want my input. I can offer my experience,, but it may not be the answer you are seeking. For one thing, emotion, of any kind, isn’t foolish. Emotion isn’t anything; it just is. Fear, anger, jealousy, love, envy, greed…it just is what it is. Could you be wondering how to DEAL with that emotion?Some years back, I was involved with a guy that assumed anything I was feeling was “silly, irrelevant, incomprehensible,frivolous, insignificant”. Under this tyranny (which is what I called it), I came to feel nothing, because it was a way to survive.And, yes, I came to feel foolish for having an emotion; any kind of all.
What is another word for Oxymoron?
LOL! The word itself is an oxymoron. Oxys is the Greek for sharp or keen and moros for foolish. In L.Greek it means pointedly foolish. Gives me a chuckle to see the word IS what it means.
What is the Jewish word for someone who is a penny wise but a pound foolish? Thanks!?
I only know two words (yiddish), I think is schlemiel, (dolt, victim) also spelled shlemiel https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AiW... and meshugenah is jewish (I think) meaning batty, eccentric, messed up in head I'd guess it m-i-g-h-t be the first one, not sure, but it somewhat fits. The other word probably does not apply. I do not know how schlemiel sorts as Jewish word. Bears are not really kosher either, just offering a possibility. Yiddish are Jewish though. Edit: found another possibly related related word http://www.definition-of.com/schlimazel schlimazel sad sack, bad luck person