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The meaning of Folly

Folly – definition

noun

Lack of good sense; foolishness.

Usage examples:

An act of sheer folly
noun

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 monument to the seventh earl continued the tradition of follies and garden buildings begun in t…
noun

A theatrical revue with glamorous female performers.

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The ziegfeld follies
noun

The condition of being foolish, or a foolish action or belief

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] it would be folly to attempt a trip in this snowstorm.

Folly translation into English

Folly: translate from English into Chinese

Translate folly into Chinese (Simplified)}
蠢事, 胡说八道

Folly: translate from English into Dutch

Translate folly into Dutch}
Dwaasheid, Domheid, Stommiteit, Gekheid, Stommigheid

Folly: translate from English into French

Translate folly into French}
Folie, Sottise, Extravagance, Stupidité

Folly: translate from English into German

Translate folly into German}
Torheit, Narrheit, Verrücktheit, Unverstand

Folly: translate from English into Hindi

Translate folly into Hindi}
मूर्खता, मूढ़ता, अशनता, मूर्खतापूर्ण कार्य

Folly: translate from English into Italian

Translate folly into Italian}
Follia, Sciocchezza, Scemenza

Folly: translate from English into Korean

Translate folly into Korean}
어리석은 행동, 글래머 걸 출연자, 어리석음, 막대한 돈을 들인 어처구니없는 큰 건축

Folly: translate from English into Russian

Translate folly into Russian}
Глупость, Безумие, Безрассудство, Дурь, Безумство, Дурость, Недомыслие, Глупый поступок, Дорогостоящий каприз, Безрассудное поведение

Folly: translate from English into Spanish

Translate folly into Spanish}
Locura, Disparate, Disparado, Loquero

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French folie ‘madness’, in modern French also ‘delight, favourite dwelling’ (compare with folly (sense 2)), from fol ‘fool, foolish’.

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