Definition of folly noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. It's sheer folly to have a barbecue in the woods in the summer.

She said that the idea was folly. [ + to infinitive ] It would be folly for the country to become involved in the war.

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FOLLY definition: the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense. See examples of folly used in a sentence.

Folly definition: Lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight.

The meaning of FOLLY is lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight. How to use folly in a sentence.

Oct 3, 2023 · The fool begins his talking on the wrong basis—he's talking folly to start with; and the end of it, well, it is madness, borderline insanity.

5 days ago · Noun folly (countable and uncountable, plural follies) Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality. It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably …

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of …

5 days ago · Noun folly (countable and uncountable, plural follies) Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality. It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably …

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of …

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