folly meaning

Noun: folly  fólee

1. The trait of acting stupidly or rashly
   - foolishness, unwiseness 
2. A stupid mistake
   - stupidity, bêtise, foolishness, imbecility 
3. The quality of being rash and foolish
   "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"
   - foolishness, craziness, madness, nuttiness 
4. Foolish or senseless behaviour
   - foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence

Derived forms: follies

Type of: caper, error, fault, frolic, gambol, mistake, play, romp, stupidity, trait

Antonym: wisdom

Encyclopedia: Folly

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1. it will be folly to curse your stars.
2. answer a fool according to his folly.
3. they are imbrued with the follies of youth.
4. we carry a few grains of folly to our ounce of wisdom.
5. anger rests in the bosom of folly.