folly
11folly — fol|ly [ fali ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a way of thinking or behaving that is stupid and careless, and likely to have bad results: The judge described the incident as an act of folly. it is folly to do something: It is absolute folly to go… …
12folly — n. folly to + inf. (it was folly to persist) * * * [ fɒlɪ] folly to + inf. (it was folly to persist) …
13folly — [[t]fɒ̱li[/t]] follies 1) N VAR: oft N of n/ ing, it v link N to inf If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. It s sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has… …
14folly — /fol ee/, n., pl. follies for 2 6. 1. the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense. 2. a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity: the folly of performing without a rehearsal. 3. a costly and foolish undertaking;… …
15folly — fol|ly [ˈfɔli US ˈfa:li] n plural follies [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: folie, from fol; FOOL1] 1.) [U and C] formal a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results ▪ Somerville bitterly regretted his… …
16folly — noun 1 (C, U) formal a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results : it would be folly to do sth: It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education. | the folly of: a writer who satirized the… …
17folly — noun a) foolishness This is a war of folly. b) thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Sewards folly. See Also: fool, foolery, foolish …
18folly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of good sense Nouns 1. folly, silliness, foolishness, inanity, idiocy; frivolity, ineptitude; giddiness; inattention; irrationality, eccentricity (see insanity); extravagance, nonsense, absurdity;… …
19folly — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, absurdness, act of folly, asininity, battiness, blunder, brainlessness, buffoonery, clownishness, crackpottedness, crankiness, craziness, daffiness, daftness, desipience, dottiness, dumb trick, dumbness,… …
20folly — n. 1. Foolishness, imbecility, fatuity, stupidity, shallowness, dulness, doltishness. 2. Absurdity, foolishness, extravagance, unwisdom, imprudence, nonsense, fatuity, indiscretion. 3. Act of folly, foolish act, indiscretion, blunder, faux pas. 4 …
