English dictionary
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English noun: folly | |||
| 1. | folly (attribute) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | ||
| Synonyms | foolishness, unwiseness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trait | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absurdity, asininity, fatuity, fatuousness, indiscretion, injudiciousness, silliness | ||
| Antonyms | wisdom, wiseness | ||
| 2. | folly (act) a stupid mistake | ||
| Synonyms | betise, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake | ||
| 3. | folly (cognition) the quality of being rash and foolish | ||
| Samples | Trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly. Adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness. | ||
| Synonyms | craziness, foolishness, madness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stupidity | ||
| 4. | folly (act) foolish or senseless behavior | ||
| Synonyms | craziness, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, prank | ||
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