Folly

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  • noun. Lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An act or instance of foolishness.
  • noun. A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.
  • noun. An elaborate theatrical revue consisting of music, dance, and skits.
  • noun. A structure, such as a pavilion in a garden, that is chiefly decorative rather than practical in purpose.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Foolish.
  • To act with folly; act foolishly.
  • noun. The character or conduct of a fool; the state of being foolish; weakness of judgment or character, or actions which spring from it; want of understanding; weak or light-minded conduct.
  • noun. Something regard for or attention to which is foolish.
  • noun. Specifically Conduct morally bad; wickedness; wantonness.
  • noun. A costly structure or other undertaking left unfinished for want of means, too expensive to be properly maintained, built in a very ill-chosen place, or the like; an enterprise that exhausts or ruins the projector.
  • noun. Synonyms Nonsense, foolishness, senselessness, ridiculousness, extravagance, indiscretion, imbecility. See list under absurdity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.
  • noun. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.
  • noun. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness.
  • noun. The result of a foolish action or enterprise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Foolishness.
  • noun. Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
  • noun. A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the quality of being rash and foolish
  • noun. a stupid mistake
  • noun. foolish or senseless behavior
  • noun. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
  • Word Usage
    "III. i.75 (201,2) [But wise-men's folly fall'n] Sir Thomas Hammer reads, _folly shewn_."
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    error  fault  mistake  stupidity  
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