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Detailed Synonyms for folly in English

folly:

folly [the ~] noun

  1. the folly
    the joyfulness; the high jinks; the lunacy; the joy; the merriment; the pleasure; the hilarity; the silliness; the fun; the folly; the madness; the mirth; the nonsense; the joking
  2. the folly
    the lunacy; the idiocy; the foolishness; the folly
  3. the folly
    the nonsense; the baloney; the twaddle; the humbug; the folly; the tattle; the piffle
  4. the folly
    the nonsense; the folly; the banter; the idiocy; the silliness
  5. the folly
    the infatuation; the folly; the stupidity
  6. the folly
    – foolish or senseless behavior 1
    the indulgence; the folly; the lunacy; the craziness; the foolery; the tomfoolery
    – foolish or senseless behavior 1
  7. the folly
    – a stupid mistake 1
    the folly; the stupidity; the foolishness; the imbecility; the betise
    – a stupid mistake 1
  8. the folly
    – the trait of acting stupidly or rashly 1
    the folly; the foolishness; the unwiseness
    – the trait of acting stupidly or rashly 1
  9. the folly
    – the quality of being rash and foolish 1
    the madness; the folly; the craziness; the foolishness
    – the quality of being rash and foolish 1
    • madness [the ~] noun
    • folly [the ~] noun
      • trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly1
    • craziness [the ~] noun
    • foolishness [the ~] noun
      • adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness1

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Related Definitions for "folly":

  1. foolish or senseless behavior1
  2. a stupid mistake1
  3. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly1
  4. the quality of being rash and foolish1
    • trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly1

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