Toolishness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Toolishness is a noun meaning The nature of being a tool.
Meaning
The nature of being a tool.
More Meanings
- Excessive concern with tools rather than results.
Example Sentences
By now we should have learned that "toolishness" is foolishness. Showering fancy equipment and toys on classrooms without smart planning is unlikely to […]
The walls and halls of Hechinger headquarters are bedizened with icons to tools and toolishness, ranging from classic photographs to a machine that makes […]
The simplest tool I can think of is a piece of gravel used for making a road. Nothing is done to it, it owes its being a tool to the fact that is subserves a purpose. A broken piece of granite used for macadamizing a road is a more complex instrument, about the toolishness of which no doubt can be entertained.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include toolage, thingliness, utilitarianness, devicefulness, handiness, toyishness.
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