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ALL meanings of folly

fol·ly
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  • noun folly Lack of good sense; foolishness. 1
  • noun folly mistake 1
  • abbreviation FOLLY foolishness 1
  • noun plural folly the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense. 1
  • noun plural folly a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity: the folly of performing without a rehearsal. 1
  • noun plural folly a costly and foolish undertaking; unwise investment or expenditure. 1
  • noun plural folly Architecture. a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece, lend interest to a view, commemorate a person or event, etc.: found especially in England in the 18th century. 1
  • noun plural folly follies, a theatrical revue. 1
  • noun plural folly Obsolete. wickedness; wantonness. 1
  • variable noun folly If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. 0
  • countable noun folly A folly is a small tower or other unusual building that is built as a decoration in a large garden or park, especially in Britain in former times. 0
  • noun folly the state or quality of being foolish; stupidity; rashness 0
  • noun folly a foolish action, mistake, idea, etc 0
  • noun folly a building in the form of a castle, temple, etc, built to satisfy a fancy or conceit, often of an eccentric kind 0
  • noun folly an elaborately costumed revue 0
  • noun folly evil; wickedness 0
  • noun folly lewdness; wantonness 0
  • noun folly a lack of understanding, sense, or rational conduct; foolishness 0
  • noun folly any foolish action or belief 0
  • noun folly any foolish and useless but expensive undertaking 0
  • noun folly wickedness or evil; also, lewdness 0
  • noun folly action that ends or can end in disaster 0
  • noun folly Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence. 0
  • noun folly A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons. 0
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