Associations to the word «Folly»
Noun
- Wickedness
- Extravagance
- Vanity
- Erasmus
- Absurdity
- Madness
- Conceit
- Stupidity
- Wisdom
- Idleness
- Ignorance
- Revue
- Ridicule
- Fool
- Presumption
- Satire
- Cowardice
- Delusion
- Weakness
- Hypocrisy
- Seward
- Caprice
- Blunder
- Grotto
- Superstition
- Repentance
- Falsehood
- Mirth
- Nonsense
- Tis
- Wit
- Whim
- Blindness
- Prudence
- Wise
- Mankind
- Quixote
- Misfortune
- Misery
- Deceit
- Cursing
- Censure
- Praise
- Stoop
- Greed
- Cruelty
- Malice
- Negligence
- Sin
- Vaudeville
- Cupid
- Indulgence
- Scorn
- Reproach
- Excess
- Musical
- Madman
- Valour
- Scourge
- Nay
- Mischief
- Fancy
- Rebuke
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
FOLLY, noun. Foolishness.
FOLLY, noun. Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
FOLLY, noun. A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
Dictionary definition
FOLLY, noun. The trait of acting stupidly or rashly.
FOLLY, noun. A stupid mistake.
FOLLY, 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".
FOLLY, noun. Foolish or senseless behavior.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.