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- Dictionaryfol·ly/ˈfälē/
noun
- 1. lack of good sense; foolishness: "an act of sheer folly"
- 2. a costly ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin built in a large garden or park.
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The meaning of FOLLY is lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight. How to use folly in a sentence.
FOLLY definition: 1. the fact of being stupid, or a stupid action, idea, etc.: 2. a building in the form of a small…. Learn more.
follies in British English. (ˈfɒlɪz ) plural noun. theatre. an elaborately costumed revue. That night, Valerie Robson had gone to see The Seaside Follies at Lynmouth's theatre. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
FOLLY meaning: 1. the fact of being stupid, or a stupid action, idea, etc.: 2. a building in the form of a small…. Learn more.
the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense. a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity: the folly of performing without a rehearsal. Synonyms: injudiciousness, foolishness, rashness, imprudence, lunacy, madness, indiscretion, mistake. a costly and foolish undertaking; unwise investment or expenditure.
Folly comes from the Old French word folie meaning "madness, stupidity." It can describe the silly or nonsensical things you do, like the folly of trying to rush across town in the middle of a snowstorm.
noun. /ˈfɒli/. /ˈfɑːli/. (plural follies) [uncountable, countable] a lack of good judgement; the fact of doing something stupid; an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement synonym stupidity. an act of sheer folly.
