Similar words
insensato
insensato is more about lacking good judgment or being reckless; tolo is more general, silly or foolish.
Similar in other languages
German
töricht
töricht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "foolish."
Spanish
insensato
insensato is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "foolish."
Spanish
necio
necio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "foolish."
Practice
1 What does tolo mean?
foolish
2 Fill the gap: Foi uma atitude ___.
Full sentence: Foi uma atitude tola. (It was a foolish attitude.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches tolo?
tolo: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.