bêtise

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French bêtise. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɪˈtiːz/, /bɛˈtiːz/ Rhymes: -iːz === Noun === bêtise (countable and uncountable, plural bêtises) silliness, folly, stupidity === Anagrams === bestie, beties, bitees == French == === Etymology === From bête +‎ -ise. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛ.tiz/ ~ /be.tiz/ === Noun === bêtise f (plural bêtises) (uncountable) foolishness (countable) hooey (uncountable) nonsense ==== Descendants ==== → English: bêtise → German: Betise ==== See also ==== connerie bêtise de Cambrai === Further reading === “bêtise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012