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
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.