folly

fol·ly

F0229900 (fŏl′ē)n. pl. fol·lies 1. Lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight: an act of folly2. 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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[Middle English folie, from Old French, from fol, foolish, from Late Latin follis, windbag, fool; see fool.]

folly

(ˈfɒlɪ) n, pl -lies1. the state or quality of being foolish; stupidity; rashness2. a foolish action, mistake, idea, etc3. (Architecture) a building in the form of a castle, temple, etc, built to satisfy a fancy or conceit, often of an eccentric kind4. (Theatre) (plural) theatre an elaborately costumed revue5. archaic a. evil; wickednessb. lewdness; wantonness[C13: from Old French folie madness, from fou mad; see fool¹]

fol•ly

(ˈfɒl i)

n., pl. -lies. 1. the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense. 2. a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity. 3. a costly and foolish undertaking; unwise investment or expenditure. 4. a whimsical or extravagant and often useless structure built to serve as a conversation piece, lend interest to a view, etc. 5. follies, a theatrical revue. 6. Obs. wickedness; wantonness. [1175–1225; Middle English folie < Old French, derivative of fol, fou foolish, mad. See fool¹]

folly

A sham building, sometimes a ruin, built to enhance a vista or a landscape.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	folly - the trait of acting stupidly or rashlyfoolishness, unwisenesstrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal natureindiscretion, injudiciousness - the trait of being injudiciousfatuity, fatuousness, silliness, absurdity - a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"asininity - the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornnesswisdom, wiseness - the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
	2.	folly - a stupid mistake betise, imbecility, stupidity, foolishnesserror, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
	3.	folly - the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"craziness, foolishness, madnessstupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
	4.	folly - foolish or senseless behavior foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, indulgencefrolic, gambol, romp, caper, play - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss - (Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activitybuffoonery, clowning, harlequinade, japery, prank, frivolity - acting like a clown or buffoon

folly

noun foolishness, bêtise (rare), nonsense, madness, stupidity, absurdity, indiscretion, lunacy, recklessness, silliness, idiocy, irrationality, imprudence, rashness, imbecility, fatuity, preposterousness, daftness (informal), desipience a reminder of the follies of war
reason, sense, judgment, wisdom, sanity, rationality, moderation, prudence, level-headednessQuotations
"As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly" Bible: Proverbs

folly

nounFoolish behavior:absurdity, foolery, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, insanity, lunacy, madness, nonsense, preposterousness, senselessness, silliness, tomfoolery, zaniness.Informal: craziness.

Translations

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folly

(ˈfoli) – plural ˈfollies – noun foolishness. the follies of youth. 愚蠢 愚蠢