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follyfoolishness or lack of good sense; a foolish act, idea, or practice

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: foolishness or lack of good sense; a foolish act, idea, or practice

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfɑːli/

Korean meaning: 어리석음, 바보짓; 어리석은 행동이나 생각

Korean pronunciation: **폴**리

Example Sentences

  • My friend's folly was buying 100 umbrellas because it was sunny for a week.
  • The king's folly in building a golden toilet bankrupted the kingdom.
  • It's folly to argue with someone who thinks the Earth is flat.

folly

NOUN

//ˈfɑːli//

foolishness or lack of good sense; a foolish act, idea, or practice

folly concept
💡 Concept

a well-dressed businessman confidently steps directly into wet concrete while talking on his phone, completely ignoring the warning cones around the area. His expensive leather shoe sinks deep into the gray cement as he continues walking without looking down. The wet concrete now covers his shoe and sock, creating a messy situation that could have been easily avoided. A construction worker nearby throws his hands up in exasperation, pointing at the obvious warning cones the businessman walked past. Other workers shake their heads at the preventable mistake. foolishness and lack of good sense in ignoring clear warnings

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfɑːli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfɒli/

🌳Etymology

Rootfoll-
Suffix--y

Origin

From Old French 'folie' meaning foolishness, which traces back to Latin 'follis' meaning a bag of wind or bellows. The idea evolved from something inflated with air (empty inside) to describe empty-headed foolishness.

🎵Rhyme

jollyhollydollycollie
jolly
holly
dolly
collie

🔗Collocations

sheer folly
the folly of war
youthful folly
economic folly
commit folly
architectural folly

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My friend's folly was buying 100 umbrellas because it was sunny for a week.

😄 Fun example

The king's folly in building a golden toilet bankrupted the kingdom.

It's folly to argue with someone who thinks the Earth is flat.

The CEO's folly of rejecting the merger cost the company millions.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

foolishnessstupidityabsurditynonsenseidiocy

Antonyms

wisdomprudencesense

Related

foolfoolishfollyimprudencerecklessness

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