Definition of folly

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Folly (n.) Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness..

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Ate :: Ate (n.) The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance..
Height :: Height (n.) Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest..
Tomfoolery :: Tomfoolery (n.) Folly; trifling.
Toy :: Toy (v. t.) A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion.
Disensanity :: Disensanity (n.) Insanity; folly.
Folly :: Folly (n.) The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind..
Flight :: Flight (n.) Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soa/ing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly..
Fool :: Fool (n.) One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments..
Foolery :: Foolery (n.) The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity.
Unfool :: Unfool (v. t.) To restore from folly, or from being a fool..
Unwisdom :: Unwisdom (n.) Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity; ignorance.
Insipience :: Insipience (n.) Want of intelligence; stupidity; folly.
Satire :: Satire (a.) A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal..
Infatuate :: Infatuate (v. t.) To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment..
Folly :: Folly (n.) A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.
Fond :: Fond (superl.) Trifling; valued by folly; trivial.
Foppery :: Foppery (n.) The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly..
Folly :: Folly (n.) Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness..
Abolish :: Abolish (v. t.) To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly..
Silly :: Silly (n.) Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question..
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