folly

Definition of Folly in English :

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Noun

1. folly, foolishness, unwiseness

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

2. betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity

a stupid mistake

3. craziness, folly, foolishness, madness

the quality of being rash and foolish

Example Sentences:
'trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly'
'adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness'

4. craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery

foolish or senseless behavior

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Folly

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noun plural -lies

1.

the state or quality of being foolish; stupidity; rashness

2.

a foolish action, mistake, idea, etc

3.

a building in the form of a castle, temple, etc, built to satisfy a fancy or conceit, often of an eccentric kind

4. (plural) theatre

an elaborately costumed revue

5. archaic

a.

evil; wickedness

b.

lewdness; wantonness

Folly

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nounWord forms: plural ˈfollies

1.

a lack of understanding, sense, or rational conduct; foolishness

2.

any foolish action or belief

3.

any foolish and useless but expensive undertaking

4.

a. Obsolete

wickedness or evil; also, lewdness

b.

action that ends or can end in disaster

Folly

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n. pl. fol·lies

1. Lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight: an act of folly

2.

a. An act or instance of foolishness: regretted the follies of his youth.

b. A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.

3. follies (used with a sing. or pl. verb) An elaborate theatrical revue consisting of music, dance, and skits.

4. A structure, such as a pavilion in a garden, that is chiefly decorative rather than practical in purpose.

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