folly

[US]/ˈfɒli/
[UK]/ˈfɑːli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. foolishness; stupidity; foolish behavior, thoughts, or actions.

Phrases & Collocations

act of folly

folly of youth

unfortunate folly

folly and regret

folly of war

financial folly

learn from folly

senseless folly

Example Sentences

the follies of youth.

Learn wisdom by the folly of others.

the folly of her action was borne in on her.

inconceivable folly; an inconceivable disaster.

It is folly to buy such a junk at $100.

regretted the follies of his youth.

a hair shirt to penance him for his folly in offending.

the follies and whim-whams of the metropolis.

Events proved the folly of such calculations.

I hinted at his imprudence, his folly, but he did not take my hint.

My reconcilement to the kind in general might not be so difficult, if they would be content with those vices and follies only which nature has entitled them to.

Real-world Examples

But now we are seeing the folly of fire suppression in big basin and elsewhere.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2023 Compilation

Such follies are fairly well known.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Without this, folly, age, and cold decay.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

I mean, that would make a mockery of the follies.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Tim's actions reached the height of folly.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Not with 10,000 men could you do this.It is folly .

Source: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Selected Highlights

Our folly, doesn't exclude them from the circle of their love.

Source: The school of life

We might smile at their folly in getting statistics quite so wrong.

Source: Cultural Discussions

So, the folly of war was probably best articulated with the pen and paper.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation July 2014

George had a whipping for his folly, as he ought to have had.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

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