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Folly

Folly Meaning & Definition
Folly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Folly?

[n] foolish or senseless behavior
[n] a stupid mistake
[n] the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
[n] the quality of being rash and foolish

Synonyms | Synonyms for Folly: betise | craziness | foolery | foolishness | foolishness | foolishness | imbecility | indulgence | stupidity | tomfoolery | unwiseness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Folly: absurdity | absurdness | act of folly | asininity | battiness | blunder | brainlessness | buffoonery | clownishness | crackpottedness | crankiness | craziness | daffiness | daftness | desipience | dottiness | dumb trick | dumbness | eccentricity | error | fatuity | fatuousness | faux pas | fluff | foolery | foolheadedness | foolishness | frivolity | frivolousness | gaffe | giddiness | goof | goofiness | idiocy | imbecility | imprudence | inanity | indiscretion | ineptitude | insanity | irrationality | kookiness | lunacy | madness | mindlessness | mistake | niaiserie | nonsense | nugacity | nuttiness | obtuseness | preposterousness | queerness | rashness | sappiness | screwiness | senselessness | silliness | sottise | stolidity | stolidness | stupid thing | stupidity | thoughtlessness | triflingness | triviality | unwise step | wackiness | weak-mindedness | weirdness | witlessness | zaniness | zanyism

See Also | absurdity | buffoonery | caper | clowning | error | fatuity | fatuousness | fault | frivolity | frolic | gambol | harlequinade | indiscretion | injudiciousness | mistake | play | prank | romp | silliness | stupidity | trait

Folly In Webster's Dictionary

\Fol"ly\, n.; pl. {Follies}. [OE. folie, foli, F. folie, fr. fol, fou, foolish, mad. See {Fool}.] 1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. 2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery. What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. --Shak. 3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. [Achan] wrought folly in Israel. --Josh. vii. 15. When lovely woman stoops to folly. --Goldsmith. 4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise. It is called this man's or that man's ``folly,'' and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years. --Trench.

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