Definition of folly

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Folly (n.) The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind..

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Fond :: Fond (superl.) Trifling; valued by folly; trivial.
Silly :: Silly (n.) Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question..
Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise..
Satire :: Satire (a.) A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal..
Folly :: Folly (n.) The result of a foolish action or enterprise.
Headlong :: Headlong (a.) Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly..
Flight :: Flight (n.) Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soa/ing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly..
Folly :: Folly (n.) Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness..
Madness :: Madness (a.) Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly.
Foppery :: Foppery (n.) Folly; foolery.
Sottery :: Sottery (n.) Folly.
Height :: Height (n.) Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest..
Foolery :: Foolery (n.) The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity.
Foppery :: Foppery (n.) The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly..
Folly :: Folly (n.) The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind..
Extreme :: Extreme (a.) The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly..
Foolery :: Foolery (n.) An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical.
Morology :: Morology (n.) Foolish talk; nonsense; folly.
Supreme :: Supreme (a.) Highest; greatest; most excellent or most extreme; utmost; greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as, supreme love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity; supreme folly..
Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense..
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