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Meanings of folly in English

Russian
каприз
Portuguese
folly
Spanish
folly
Catalan
capritx
Wikidata

Building constructed primarily for decoration.

        каприз
        Portuguese
        idiotice
        Catalan
        bestiesa

        Foolish or senseless behavior.

              idiotice
              Portuguese
              estupidez
              Catalan
              tonteria
              Spanish
              tontería

              A stupid mistake.

                    estupidez
                    Portuguese
                    bobeira
                    Catalan
                    ximpleria

                    The trait of acting stupidly or rashly.

                        bobeira
                        Usage of folly in English
                        1
                        Brownie's never mentioned a particular fondness for such folly in the past.
                        Four dukes and a devil
                        2
                        It was folly to hope he would tell us anything worth hearing.
                        Scarlet
                        3
                        But as soon as the Yeti came out, my folly was clear.
                        Wired
                        4
                        Now he's discussing the folly he wants built, can you credit it?'
                        For my Country’s Freedom
                        5
                        There is nobleness in thee; but there is some degree of folly.
                        The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
                        6
                        Heaven alone knows the extent of my folly; and of my punishment.
                        Elster's Folly: A Novel
                        7
                        On this occasion, it was Russell Anderson's folly that brought the opportunity.
                        The Guardian
                        8
                        We speculated on the incredible folly of wanting exercise; and forgot him.
                        African Camp Fires
                        9
                        When I'm in the grave he must act according to his folly.
                        Shining Ferry
                        10
                        And I wonder why you are determined to persist in the folly.
                        The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
                        11
                        I think the final hand has been dealt to Bidwell's folly, anyway.
                        Speaks the Nightbird
                        12
                        The gypsy beheld the piece of folly which the goat had committed.
                        Notre-Dame de Paris
                        13
                        That does not mean I must subject my daughters to this folly.
                        A Game of Thrones
                        14
                        That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.
                        War and Peace
                        15
                        But not even her own father was immune to that particular folly.
                        The pretender's crown
                        16
                        He rated Denis and Crawford for their folly in leaving the camp.
                        Hendricks the Hunter; Or, The Border Farm: A Tale of Zululand
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                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Less common
                        United States of America
                        Rare