Definitions of folly [ˈfɒl i]

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Definition of 'folly'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) folly
the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.

2.  folly
a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity.

3.  folly
a costly and foolish undertaking; unwise investment or expenditure.

4.  folly
a whimsical or extravagant and often useless structure built to serve as a conversation piece, lend interest to a view, etc.

5.  folly
follies, a theatrical revue.

6.  folly
Obs. wickedness; wantonness.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME folie < OF, der. of fol, fou foolish, mad. See fool¹)

Definition of 'folly'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) folly, foolishness, unwiseness
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

2. (noun) stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
a stupid mistake

3. (noun) folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
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"

4. (noun) folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
foolish or senseless behavior

Definition of 'folly'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) folly
the state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind

2. (noun) folly
a foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery

3. (noun) folly
scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness

4. (noun) folly
the result of a foolish action or enterprise

Translation of 'folly'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: foolishness the follies of youth.
Afrikaans: dwaasheid; stommiteit	Arabic: حَماقَه	Bulgarian: безрасъдност
Brazilian: loucura	Czech: pošetilost, hloupost	German: die Torheit
Danish: galskab	Greek: τρέλα	Spanish: locura
Estonian: narrus	Farsi: حماقت	Finnish: hulluus
French: folie	Hebrew: טִיפּשׁוּת	Hindi: मूर्खता
Croatian: gluposti, ludosti	Hungarian: butaság	Indonesian: ketololan
Icelandic: kjánaskapur, heimska	Italian: follia	Japanese: 愚かさ
Korean: 어리석음	Lithuanian: kvailystė	Latvian: muļķība; neprāts
Malay: kebodohan	Dutch: dwaasheid	Norwegian: idioti, tåpelighet, galsk
Polish: szaleństwo	Persian: حماقت	Pashto: حماقت، بی عقلی
Portuguese: loucura	Romanian: nebunie	Russian: безрассудство
Slovak: bláznovstvo	Slovenian: norost	Serbian: ludilo
Swedish: dårskap, tokeri	Thai: ความเขลา	Turkish: aptallık
Taiwanese: 愚蠢	Ukrainian: дивацтво	Urdu: بے وقوفی
Vietnamese: hành động ngu xuẩn	Chinese: 愚蠢
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