folly
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈfɑːli/
:
necedad
- Her decision to invest all her savings in that scheme was a clear act of folly.
- human folly
- youthful folly
- wisdom and folly
That he who persists in his folly will one day be wise.
- That he who persists in his folly will one day be wise.
- It turned out that human nature was more capable of folly than Rafter estimated.
- And the line goes like this, where ignorance is bliss, tis folly to be wise.
- And those are the kind of monuments of this folly, believing that all societies are the same.
- But then Kassel is listening in and she says your magic is mere folly for the eyes of children.
- All that listened there thought this a folly or a crazy courage in their young wizard.
- And you know what started as, let's be honest, a piece of whimsy, folly, if you will.
- Even in your folly and contempt, you despisers of the body, you serve yourself.
- So a lot of people go through life chasing a, a mirage and a wise person will realize the folly of that.
- Fantasy, folly, bunk science, epicycles, a mirage, unscientific, and on and on it goes.
Examples
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To resist now would be pure folly, Granger.
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Cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly?
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Not to mention the folly of making this a federal issue.
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Stand your ground against this folly!
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"And I truly hope you have learned the folly of speaking when you should be silent.
Fiction book (1991) -
That he who persists in his folly will one day be wise.
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Let him be buried with the other victims of human greed and folly.
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But the fury of the storm convinces him of the folly of his actions.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you would live Long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.
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Once around the block, you'll realize... the folly of your ways, and you'll come crawling back.
Synonyms
112
4.6
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
68
4.2
Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind
61
2.7
A lack of good sense or careful thought that causes bad choices
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3.4
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
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8.0
Very stupid or foolish behaviour often seen as offensive
22
7.5
Extremely foolish behavior that shows very poor judgment
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8.2
Silly, playful behaviour that is not serious
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2.8
A careless, foolish error that causes problems
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6.1
Silly, harmless behavior that makes people laugh
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9.9
A very silly and stupid idea or action
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7.7
A failure to be careful or to use good judgment when making choices
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8.4
A stupid action or remark
Poor choice or action made without good sense
A lack of good judgment when making choices
A foolish way of acting that shows poor judgment
A silly mistake that shows bad judgment
A very foolish decision that shows little thought
The state of being very foolish in a stubborn way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Folly comes from the old French word folie meaning 'madness' and before that from the Latin follis meaning 'empty bag', so you can picture an 'empty head' like an empty bag. So, folly now means a foolish action or lack of good sense, like calling someone a 'fool'.