noun 1. silly behaviour ○ It was utter folly to go out in a small boat in a storm like that. 2. a strange building, built to create an effect and with no practical use ○ He built a gothic folly on the hill overlooking his house. (NOTE: The plural is follies.)
fol´ly
n.; pl. Follies (#). [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.
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.
Meaning of “folly” in English language – noun 1. silly behaviour ○ It was utter f...
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