foolhardy

== English == === Alternative forms === fool-hardy === Etymology === From Middle English folehardy, foolhardi, folherdi, from Old French fol hardi (“foolishly bold”), from Old French fol (“foolish, silly; insane, mad”) (from Latin follis (“bellows; purse, sack; inflated ball; belly, paunch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”)) + Old French hardi (“durable, hardy, tough”) (past tense of hardir (“to harden”), from the unattested Frankish *hartjan, from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard; brave”)), equivalent to fool +‎ hardy. Compare fool-bold, fool-large, etc. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfuːlhɑːdi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfulˌhɑɹdi/ Hyphenation: fool‧har‧dy === Adjective === foolhardy (comparative foolhardier or more foolhardy, superlative foolhardiest or most foolhardy) Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded. ==== Synonyms ==== bold daring foolish irresponsible rash reckless ==== Derived terms ==== foolhardice (obsolete) foolhardihood (obsolete) foolhardily foolhardiness ==== Translations ==== === Noun === foolhardy (plural foolhardies) A person who is foolhardy. == Middle English == === Adjective === foolhardy alternative form of folehardy