foolhardy

Questions about foolhardy

What does foolhardy mean?

foolhardy means "marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences".

How many syllables are in foolhardy?

foolhardy has 3 syllables: fool-har-dy. The stress falls on "fool". In IPA it is /ˈfulˌhɑɹdi/.

What is another word for foolhardy?

Close synonyms include heady, rash, reckless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is foolhardy a common word?

foolhardy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with foolhardy?

1 word rhymes with foolhardy. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.