Definitions for Folly

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Folly fol·ly

Spelling: [fol-ee]

IPA: /ˈfɒl i/

Folly is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 26 anagrams from letters in Folly (flloy).

Definitions for Folly

noun

1. the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
2. a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity:
3. a costly and foolish undertaking; unwise investment or expenditure.
4. Architecture. a whimsical or extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece, lend interest to a view, commemorate a person or event, etc.: found especially in England in the 18th century.
5. follies, a theatrical revue.
6. Obsolete. wickedness; wantonness.

Origin of Folly

1175-1225; Middle English folie Old French, derivative of fol, fou foolish, mad. See fool¹

Examples for Folly

John Kael Weston, who spent years in both, reflects on what another war would mean after the folly of the last two.

It is worse than folly to expect good from the way that things are now managed.

But in the long term, Moscow can be made to regret its folly.

Whatever the reason behind all this folly, the Georgian people have earned their right to some form of protection by the West.

He must suffer more, must lose more, must pay more with happiness for his folly.

Most Democratic presidents – and perhaps secretly even George H.W. Bush – have understood the folly of U.S. policy toward Cuba.

He had but the vaguest idea of the folly that possessed her.

It was not until after the Challenger accident that the folly of this approach was realized.

But this was moderate, as the Edgware "folly" reached £250,000.

It had been folly enough while he believed that she stood ready to accept him and his wealth.