Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Foolish speech.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Foolish talk; nonsense; folly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Foolish and nonsensical talking.
- noun jocularly The study/science of foolishness resp. foolish and nonsensical talking.
Etymologies
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From Old Greek μωρολογία (morologia) (composed of μωρία (moria) „foolishness“, and λόγος (logos) „word, talking, science“).
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Examples
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And even though I don't have a degree in morology, I can tell it is a vast kingdom with millions of subjects all over the world.
Home 2009
whichbe commented on the word morology
1) the study of foolish and nonsensical talking
2) deliberate nonsense or foolishness for effect
May 12, 2008
qms commented on the word morology
Oh, what can the cause of this folly be,
This mad, inauspicious frivolity?
Their mouths are uncivil
And spewing forth drivel.
The Congress is mired in morology!
January 29, 2018