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folly Noun pl -lies 1. the quality of being foolish 2. a foolish action, idea, etc. 3. an imitation castle, temple, etc., built as a decoration in a large garden or park [Old French folie madness]
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folly noun foolishness, bêtise (rare) nonsense, madness, stupidity, absurdity, indiscretion, lunacy, recklessness, silliness, idiocy, irrationality, imprudence, rashness, imbecility, fatuity, preposterousness, daftness (informal) desipience << OPPOSITE wisdom Translations n folly [ˈfoli] foolishness the follies of youth. dwaasheid; stommiteit حَماقَه безрасъдност pošetilost, hloupost galskab die Torheit τρέλα locura narrus حماقت hullutus folie טִיפּשׁוּת मूर्खता gluposti, ludosti butaság ketololan kjánaskapur, heimska follia 愚かさ 어리석음 kvailystė muļķība; neprāts kebodohan dwaasheid idioti, tåpelighet, galskap szaleństwo loucura nebunie безрассудство bláznovstvo norost ludilo dårskap, tokeri ความเขลา aptallık 愚蠢 дивацтво بے وقوفی hành động ngu xuẩn 愚蠢 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Under any circumstances it would have been an unwelcome alliance; but to have it so clandestinely formed, and such a period chosen for its completion, placed Julia's feelings in a most unfavourable light, and severely aggravated the folly of her choice. At last a long article appeared, on the 7th of October, in the bulletin of the Royal Geographical Society, which treated the question from every point of view, and demonstrated the utter folly of the enterprise. Now I saw, though too late, the Folly of beginning a Work before we count the Cost, and before we judge rightly of our own Strength to go through with it. |
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