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folly

Noun

∙ Foolishness.
∙ Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
∙ A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

BABYLON ENGLISH
folly n.
stupidity, foolishness; nonsense, foolish action

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
folly
folly
\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.
3. scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. [achan] wrought folly in israel. vii. 15. when lovely woman stoops to folly.
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.
folly
n
1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: foolishness, unwiseness]
[ant: wisdom]

2. a stupid mistake [syn: stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility]

3. the quality of being rash and foolish [syn: foolishness, craziness]

4. foolish or senseless behavior [syn: foolery, tomfoolery, indulgence]

WORDNET 2.0
folly
Noun
1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
(synonym) foolishness, unwiseness
(antonym) wisdom, wiseness
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) indiscretion, injudiciousness
2. a stupid mistake
(synonym) stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility
(hypernym) mistake, error, fault
3. the quality of being rash and foolish
(synonym) foolishness, craziness
(hypernym) stupidity
4. foolish or senseless behavior
(synonym) foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
(hypernym) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
(hyponym) meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or appearing to be so extravagant that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually associated with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

folly

Noun

∙ Foolishness.
∙ Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
∙ A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

BABYLON ENGLISH
folly n.
stupidity, foolishness; nonsense, foolish action

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
folly
folly
\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.
3. scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. [achan] wrought folly in israel. vii. 15. when lovely woman stoops to folly.
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.
folly
n
1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: foolishness, unwiseness]
[ant: wisdom]

2. a stupid mistake [syn: stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility]

3. the quality of being rash and foolish [syn: foolishness, craziness]

4. foolish or senseless behavior [syn: foolery, tomfoolery, indulgence]

WORDNET 2.0
folly
Noun
1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
(synonym) foolishness, unwiseness
(antonym) wisdom, wiseness
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) indiscretion, injudiciousness
2. a stupid mistake
(synonym) stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility
(hypernym) mistake, error, fault
3. the quality of being rash and foolish
(synonym) foolishness, craziness
(hypernym) stupidity
4. foolish or senseless behavior
(synonym) foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
(hypernym) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
(hyponym) meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or appearing to be so extravagant that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually associated with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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