FOLLY

folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence

(noun) foolish or senseless behavior

stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility

(noun) a stupid mistake

folly, foolishness, unwiseness

(noun) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

folly, foolishness, craziness, madness

(noun) the quality of being rash and foolish; “trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly”; “adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

folly (plural follies)

Foolishness.

Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

Anagrams

• folyl

Source: Wiktionary

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Fol"ly, n.; pl. Follies. Etym: [OE. folie, foli, F. folie, fr. fol, fou, foolish, mad. See Fool.]

1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.

2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery. What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. Shak.

3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. [Achan] wrought folly in Israel. Josh. vii. 15. When lovely woman stoops to folly. Goldsmith.

4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise. It is called this man's or that man's "folly," and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years. Trench.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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