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Antonyms for folly
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fol-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɒl i |
Definition of folly
Origin :- early 13c., "mental weakness; unwise conduct" (in Middle English including wickedness, lewdness, madness), from Old French folie (12c.) "folly, madness, stupidity," from fol (see fool (n.)). Sense of "costly structure considered to have shown folly in the builder" is attested from 1650s. Used since Middle English of place names, especially country estates, as a form of Old French folie in its meaning "delight." Meaning "glamorous theatrical revue with lots of pretty girls" is from 1880, from French.
- noun nonsense, ridiculous idea
- It had been folly enough while he believed that she stood ready to accept him and his wealth.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It is worse than folly to expect good from the way that things are now managed.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- He had but the vaguest idea of the folly that possessed her.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- But this was moderate, as the Edgware "folly" reached £250,000.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- He must suffer more, must lose more, must pay more with happiness for his folly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Then, with scorn for my folly, I ran out into the hall, crying for help.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- And from dropsy to the deprivation of life into which your folly will bring you.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- I hadn't the least intention of calling, but I answered him according to his folly.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He has no conception of what to do, and his folly is to feign folly.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- What is to be said about the folly and cowardice of the suicide's act?
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
Synonyms for folly
- absurdity
- craziness
- daftness
- dottiness
- dumb thing to do
- dumb trick
- fatuity
- foolishness
- idiocy
- imbecility
- impracticality
- imprudence
- inadvisability
- inanity
- indiscretion
- irrationality
- lunacy
- madness
- obliquity
- preposterousness
- rashness
- recklessness
- senselessness
- silliness
- stupidity
- triviality
- unsoundness
- vice
- witlessness
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