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foolishness

How many syllables in foolishness?

  3 syllables

Divide foolishness into syllables:   fool-ish-ness
Stressed syllable in foolishness:   fool-ish-ness
How to say foolishness:

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Synonyms for foolishness


2 syllables
  • folly
  • wildness
3 syllables
4 syllables
6 syllables
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