fol·ly

fol·ly
/ˈfɑːli/ noun, pl -lies
1 [noncount]
1 a : the lack of good sense or judgment : ↑foolishness

the folly of driving fast on steep, winding roads

his folly in thinking that he would not be noticed

The folly of such an action should be apparent to everyone.

1 b : a foolish act or idea : foolish behavior
[noncount]

Their pranks were just youthful folly. [=the kinds of foolish things that young people often do]

[count]

engaging in youthful follies

the follies of the modern world

2 [count] : a very unusual or fancy building that was built in a garden for decoration or amusement in the past
3 follies [plural] chiefly US : a large public show or entertainment with many performers

the famous Ziegfeld Follies of the 1920s

ice follies [=a show with ice-skaters skating to music]


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fol — fol …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • fol — fol, folle (fol, fo l ) adj. Voy. fou 1. fou ou fol, folle 1. (fou ou fol, fo l ) adj. 1°   Qui a perdu la raison. Être, devenir fou.    Par exagération. Être fou de, avoir pour ainsi dire perdu l esprit à cause de. Il est fou de joie. •   La… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • fol — fol; fol·de·rol; fol·ger·ite; fol·ler; fol·let·to; fol·li·cle; fol·lic·u·lar; fol·lic·u·late; fol·li·cule; fol·lic·u·lin; fol·lic·u·li·na; fol·lic·u·li·tis; fol·lic·u·lose; fol·lic·u·lus; fol·lis; fol·low·er; fol·low·er·ship; fol·ly; fol·ly·er;… …   English syllables

  • fol — Fol, Insipiens, Mente captus, Stultus, Morio, a folle. Est enim follis, res inanis. Ce n est que vent. Encore d un fol disons nous, Il est esventé, Stultus etiam leuis est, vt follis, {{t=g}}Pholêos,{{/t}} id est, ridiculus, posteriore syllaba… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • fol — FOL, [fol]le. adj. (On prononce Fou, & plusieurs l escrivent ainsi.) Qui a perdu le sens, l esprit. Il a esté fou toute sa vie. devenir fou. fou à vingt quatre carats. estre fou à courir les ruës. il est fou à lier. il faudroit estre fou pour ne… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Fol. — Fol. 〈Abk. für lat.〉 Folio * * * fol., Fol. = Folio; Folioblatt. * * * fol., Fol. = Folio; Folioblatt …   Universal-Lexikon

  • fol — interj. (Adesea repetat) Cuvânt care redă zgomotul produs de oamenii fără dinţi când mestecă. – Onomatopee. Trimis de zaraza joe, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  fol interj. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  fol, s.n. (reg.) …   Dicționar Român

  • fol — fȏl [b] (II)[/b] čest. DEFINICIJA žarg. kao, tobože [fol mi hoće pomoći, a zapravo želi da propadnem] ETIMOLOGIJA vidi fol [b] (I)[/b] …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • fol — fol: i fol (OM HOPPE drægtig) …   Dansk ordbog

  • fol|ly — «FOL ee», noun, plural lies. 1. the fact or state of being foolish; lack of sense; unwise conduct: » It was folly to eat too much on the picnic. My only books Were women s looks, and folly s all they taught me (Thomas Moore). Where ignorance is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • føl — sb., let, føl, lene …   Dansk ordbog

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