Look up: Folly

1. folly
   [n] - the quality of being rash and foolish 2. [n] - the trait of acting stupidly or rashly 3. [n] - foolish or senseless behavior
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2. folly
   Building with little or no practical purpose built as a curiosity or to catch the eye, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. A sign of superfluous wealth, many examples take the form of ruined...
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3. Folly
   A decorative building or structure often built as part of a landscaped park or estate of a country house. These may have been specially designed by an architect to fulfil an entertainment function, such as a place for picnics or as a hunting lodge, or commemorative or of no function - but entertainm...
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4. Folly
   usually costly, often fantastic, and mostly useless structures, which can be as diverse as sham castles, grottos, bridges, pagodas, temples etc many of which were built to appear as ruins. It is easy to be dismissive of them, but in fact they are interesting for a number of reasons. Mostly...
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5. Folly
   Fol'ly noun ; plural Follies . [ Middle English folie , foli , French folie , from fol , fou , foolish, mad. See Fool .] 1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakn...
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6. folly
   Origin: 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 hazar...
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7. folly
   foolishness noun the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
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8. folly
   foolishness noun the quality of being rash and foolish; `trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly`; `adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness`
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9. folly
   foolery noun foolish or senseless behavior
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10. Folly
    • (n.) The result of a foolish action or enterprise. • (n.) The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. • (n.) Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. • (n.) A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtle...
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11. folly
    (from French folie, `foolishness`), also called Eyecatcher, in architecture, a costly, generally nonfunctional building that was erected to enhance ...
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12. Folly
    In architecture, the term folly refers to a structure built for the amusement of the owner.
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13. folly
    
    • the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
    • a stupid mistake
    • the quality of being rash and foolish
    • foolish or senseless behavior
    
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14. Folly
    In architecture, a `folly` is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs. In the original use of the word,...
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15. Folly
    (band) `Folly` is a band from Sussex, New Jersey. Their music is a mix of hardcore, metal, punk and ska. The band`s final lineup included Arben Colaku on bass, Geoff Towle on guitar, Anthony Wille on drums, Agim Colaku on guitar, and Jon Tummillo on vocals. They chose the name Folly due to it...
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16. Folly
    (allegory) `Folly` () was a common allegorical figure in medieval morality plays and in allegorical artwork through the Renaissance. The depiction is generally of a young man, often similar in appearance to a jester or the tarot card, year=1915-->-->. In contrast to the many obvious classical...
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