folly
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
folly (plural follies)
- foolishness#English|Foolishness.
- This is a war of folly to continue.
- It'd be folly.
- Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
- The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
- A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
- A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.
- French: folie, sottise
- German: Torheit, Narrheit, Dummheit, Tollheit, Aberwitz, Verrücktheit
- Italian: follia, stravaganza
- Portuguese: bobeira
- Russian: глу́пость
- German: Fahrlässigkeit, Eselei, Unsinn, Verrücktheit, Wahnwitz
- Russian: безрассу́дство
- French: folie
- German: Zierbau, Prunkbau
- Italian: stravaganza, unicum, eccentricità, edificio decorativo
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