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Definitions for: Folly
[n] foolish or senseless behavior
[n] a stupid mistake
[n] the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
[n] the quality of being rash and foolish
Webster (1913) Definition: Fol"ly, n.; pl. Follies. [OE. folie, foli, F. folie,
fr. fol, fou, foolish, mad. See Fool.]
1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity,
weakness, or derangement of mind.
2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure;
weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.
What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. --Shak.
3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a
woman, wantonness.
[Achan] wrought folly in Israel. --Josh. vii.
15.
When lovely woman stoops to folly. --Goldsmith.
4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise.
It is called this man's or that man's ``folly,'' and
name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for
long after years. --Trench.
Synonyms: betise, craziness, foolery, foolishness, foolishness, foolishness, imbecility, indulgence, stupidity, tomfoolery, unwiseness
Antonyms: wisdom, wiseness
See Also: absurdity, buffoonery, caper, clowning, error, fatuity, fatuousness, fault, frivolity, frolic, gambol, harlequinade, indiscretion, injudiciousness, mistake, play, prank, romp, silliness, stupidity, trait
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