Folly

What do we mean by folly?

Lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight. noun

An act or instance of foolishness. noun

A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome. noun

An elaborate theatrical revue consisting of music, dance, and skits. noun

A structure, such as a pavilion in a garden, that is chiefly decorative rather than practical in purpose. noun

The character or conduct of a fool; the state of being foolish; weakness of judgment or character, or actions which spring from it; want of understanding; weak or light-minded conduct. noun

Something regard for or attention to which is foolish. noun

Specifically Conduct morally bad; wickedness; wantonness. noun

A costly structure or other undertaking left unfinished for want of means, too expensive to be properly maintained, built in a very ill-chosen place, or the like; an enterprise that exhausts or ruins the projector. noun

Synonyms Nonsense, foolishness, senselessness, ridiculousness, extravagance, indiscretion, imbecility. See list under absurdity. noun

Foolish.

To act with folly; act foolishly.

The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. noun

A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery. noun

Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness. noun

The result of a foolish action or enterprise. noun

Foolishness. noun

Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence. noun

A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons. noun

Foolishness.

Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

Silly, dismissable as foolish Urban Dictionary

A beach near Charleston, SC where laid back locals live and College of Charleston students "surf" Urban Dictionary

A slang for "follow". Urban Dictionary

Follies means to walk or drive or really do anything in an EXTREMELY, i mean EXTREMELY, slow manner. Often times when one is supposed to be going very, very, fast. Urban Dictionary

Hardcore band hailing from Sussex County, New Jersey. Folly is a unique blend of harcore, ska, and punk, intermingling with melodic breakdowns and br00tal guitar riffs. Urban Dictionary

A woman of short stature, often seen wearing extremely mis-matching outfits often consisting of men's blazers and skirts worn up to the chest. Is usually found lurking at lectures and the occasional Xena expo. Easy to spot by the electric green eye shaddow. Urban Dictionary

Folly is a ferda guy, he is hot, good with his girl and very very sexy. He will do anything to protect his lady, his lady means the world to him. He is also the best hockey player ever, even tho he takes lots of dubs he can still score his way into a girls heart. Urban Dictionary

The "Baker's Folly" is an addendum to the Palma Sutra, the ancient vedic discourse on self-pleasure. The "Baker's Folly" is when the baker, weary from a full day of rising his bread, kneads his own dough into the baguette. Urban Dictionary

When your woman bends over to pick up an Amazon package and you stick in from behind. Urban Dictionary

While pooping, the release of the turd causes water to splash up all over your butt cheeks. Similar yet inferior to Poseidon's Kiss Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to folly:
folly, jolly, holly, dolly, fully, molly, foley, lolly, filly, golly, polly, colly, felly, solly, olly, tolly, rolly, foully, foll, bolly, fonly, folky, wolly, follo, folli, folla, folle, foxly, folily, folley, fally, nolly.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word folly:
waterworks, follies, recoil, charleston, pier, brook, mortal, inlet, cove, morris, wagner, madness, drain, tower, wigan, wisdom, wise, conrad, carolina, castle, farm, island, silent, beach, mansion, lodge, garden, isle, grounds, arch, brigade, landmark, somerset, siege, fellowship, manor, built, gothic, fort, lane, corps, tale, gardens, demolished, stands, estate, adventure, grade.

Words that rhyme with folly:
melancholy, jolly, holly, ali, poly, dolly, trolley, ollie, volley, molly, collie, mali, lolly, dali, duopoly, cali, bali, diwali, golly, bengali, wally, polly, raleigh, brolly, colly, bialy, squally, aalii, loblolly, mollie, somali, pauli, crawly, nepali, rawly, macaulay, kigali, solly, olly, crawley, drawly, drolly, brawley, sea holly, smalley, mccauley, mexicali, akali, border collie, prolly, internationale, brawly, poly-, scrawly, callee, jolley, lolli, pawley, holley, rolley, dollie, callie, canale, colley, rollie, fawley, dolley, ice lolly, blolly, hallie, gali, scholy, squali, vitali, cawley, sprawly, dawley, scali, walley, imperiale, smally, pauly, cardinale, half volley, hawley, murali, tea trolley, natale, hog molly, rawley, vallie, vitaly, papale, hollie, casale, macauley, kolli, solley, tallie, whally.

Adjectives that are often used to describe folly:
own, such, human, great, sheer, mere, utter, criminal, greater, greatest, youthful, extreme, pure, much, egregious, incredible, supreme, childish, mad, blind, past, dangerous, absolute, suicidal, former, reckless, monstrous, wicked, romantic, gross, extravagant, equal, fashionable, consummate, stupendous, fatal, insane, ultimate, tragic, idle, presumptuous, unpardonable, inconceivable, loving, obstinate, stupid, sheerest, ridiculous, insensate, strange, utmost, sentimental, inexcusable, desperate, superstitious, wild, miserable, harmless, arrant, rank, obvious, enormous, cruel, amazing, monumental, merest, manifest, apparent, rash, deplorable, drunken, sublime, wanton, splendid, selfish, senseless, thoughtless, headstrong, unaccountable.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective folly:
fights, island, delight, wisdom, corner, bridge, religion, men, sawt, doubter, frolic, yard, end, madness, book, the, problem, wit, fraught, bells, literature, incident, age, quake, turret, papers, fall, calling.

Consonant match to folly:
follow, fillet, fellow, furlough, fallow, fully, fella, filet, fuller, filler, foley, filly, fowler, feeler, phyla, philo, feller, filo, felly, filer, fellah, philly, philo-, fila, feely, phyllo, felloe, furlow, phyllo-, falla, folie, phalli, filar, fela, foully, fouler, faller, philae, phylae, filla, fawley, foiler, phalloplasty, phylo, faley, phily, fa la, filley, folley, feeley, feiler, failla, phillie, phylo-, faler, fallaw, failor, foeller, fail a, fail he, fail her, fall a, fall he, fall her, fall high, fall how, fall i, fall low, fall o, fall who, falor, feel a, feel he, feel her, feel high, feel i, feel low, feel o, fel a, fel low, fell a, fell he, fell her, fell low, fell who, fella a, fi le, fiel a, fil a, file a, file e, file he, file her, file o, fill a, fill he, fill her, fill low, fill o, fille a.

Words that sound like folly:
folly, folley, follie, fali, folli, fawley, fowlie, follow, fully, philly, filly, foley, feely, phillie, follo, felly, phily, folie, fili, fala, foully, feli, falo, filley, fallo, foli, falli, faley, folla, falah, falu, phalli, fall, flee, fellow, fella, flea, fallow, fillet, filet, fila, follies, farley, fellah, foll, filo, filla, philo, falla, fela, fli, phyla, felloe, farly, faal, phyllo, phila, fulla, fley, fula, fola, foshee, falte, failla, phylo, folo, fillo, folle, folles, fahl, fald, pfahl, follar, fa la, philae, ferly, fleigh, farlie, falz, fulah, fallaw, facci, fal la, phli, volley, vali, fault, falls, foul, false, faulty, faul, falt, fouled, faller, fauld, falsie, foule, faule, forli.