folly
IPA: fˈɑɫi
noun
- Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
- Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
- (architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
- A pinkish-red color.
verb
- (dialectal) To follow.
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Examples of "folly" in Sentences
- It was an act of sheer folly.
- The folly can be seen in the background.
- It is an essay on the folly of the fear of death.
- It was also full of sardonic satire on human folly.
- The folly commands sweeping views of the Arabian Sea.
- The folly was not the physics and engineering of the facility.
- The interiors of the folly are deceivingly domestic and secular.
- It was folly to put the government in charge of running the railroads.
- Finally, Folly herself is killed by the dullness of the works being read aloud.
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