folly
noun/ˈfɒli/
/ˈfɑːli/
(plural follies)
- [uncountable, countable] a lack of good judgement; the fact of doing something stupid; an activity or idea that shows a lack of judgement synonym stupidity
- an act of sheer folly
- Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.
- folly (to do something) It would be folly to turn the offer down.
- the follies of youth
- His idealism had been soured by the varied spectacle of human folly.
Extra Examples- Suddenly she saw the folly of it all.
- These facts demonstrate the folly of the policy.
- They have finally seen the folly of their ways.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- ultimate
- …
- realize
- recognize
- see
- …
- an act of folly
- the folly of your ways
- the height of folly
- …
- [countable] a building that has no practical purpose but was built in the past for decoration, often in the garden of a large country houseTopics Buildingsc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French folie ‘madness’, in modern French also ‘delight, favourite dwelling’ (compare with sense (2)), from fol ‘fool, foolish’.
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