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Synonyms for folly
ˈfɒl ifol·ly
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
folly
Idiocy is a state of mental unsoundness amounting almost or quite to total absence of understanding. Imbecility is a condition of mental weakness, which may or may not be as complete as that of idiocy, but is at least such as to incapacitate for the serious duties of life. Incapacity, or lack of legal qualification for certain acts, necessarily results from imbecility, but may also result from other causes, as from insanity or from age, sex, etc.; as, the incapacity of a minor to make a contract. Idiocy or imbecility is weakness of mind, while insanity is disorder or abnormal action of mind. Folly and foolishness denote a want of mental and often of moral balance. Fatuity is sometimes used as equivalent to idiocy, but more frequently signifies conceited and excessive foolishness or folly. Stupidity is dulness and slowness of mental action which may range all the way from lack of normal readiness to absolute imbecility. Compare INSANITY.
Synonyms:
fatuity, foolishness, idiocy, imbecility, incapacity, senselessness, stupidityAntonyms:
acuteness, astuteness, brilliancy, capacity, common sense, intelligence, sagacity, sense, soundness, wisdom
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
folly
Synonyms:
madness, nonsense, misconduct, imprudence, silliness, foolishness, weakness, absurdity, imbecilityAntonyms:
sense, wisdom, sanity, judgment, prudence, sobriety
Princeton's WordNet
folly, foolishness, unwisenessnoun
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
Synonyms:
lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, indulgence, unwiseness, foolishness, stupidity, crazinessstupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecilitynoun
a stupid mistake
Synonyms:
lunacy, imbecility, madness, foolery, betise, tomfoolery, stupidity, indulgence, unwiseness, foolishness, crazinessfolly, foolishness, craziness, madnessnoun
the quality of being rash and foolish
"trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
Synonyms:
lunacy, foolishness, flakiness, fury, daftness, madness, rabidity, imbecility, stupidity, hydrophobia, rabidness, foolery, tomfoolery, lyssa, craziness, insaneness, indulgence, rage, rabies, unwiseness, betisefolly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgencenoun
foolish or senseless behavior
Synonyms:
lunacy, foolishness, flakiness, indulging, daftness, madness, lenience, pampering, stupidity, humoring, leniency, foolery, tomfoolery, self-indulgence, craziness, insaneness, indulgence, imbecility, unwiseness, betise
Dictionary of English Synonymes
follynoun
Synonyms:
foolishness, imbecility, fatuity, stupidity, shallowness, dulness, doltishnessfollynoun
Synonyms:
absurdity, extravagance, imprudence, nonsense, indiscretion, act of folly, foolish act
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
follynoun
Synonyms:
foolishness, fatuity, indiscretion, unwisdom, absurdity, imprudence
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "folly":
madness, insanity, foolishness, lunacy, follies, craziness, stupidity, nonsense, thoughtlessness, crazy
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#41023 | pampering | |
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#47276 | foolishness | |
#48388 | idiocy | |
#49375 | lunacy | |
#49727 | indulging | |
#57260 | craziness | |
#74912 | leniency | |
#114781 | tomfoolery | |
#173706 | imbecility | |
#177173 | lyssa | |
#180107 | foolery | |
#182661 | imprudence | |
#186849 | thoughtlessness | |
#242028 | hydrophobia | |
#245809 | senselessness | |
#263154 | flakiness | |
#286923 | humoring |
How to use folly in a sentence?
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:
It would be folly to continue betting on a military solution, now is the time to find a way to bring the parties to the negotiating table. This must include preparatory talks with and among crucial regional actors like Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but also Iran.
This is folly. This is political distraction of the highest magnitude.
After more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result.
The man who lives free from folly is not so wise as he thinks.
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
Translations for folly
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- حماقةArabic
- безразсъдство, глупостBulgarian
- Narrheit, TorheitGerman
- malsaĝecoEsperanto
- locuraSpanish
- hölmöily, hullutus, hömpötys, mielettömyys, typeryys, hulluusFinnish
- sottise, folieFrench
- amaideachd, amaideasScottish Gaelic
- butaság, könnyelműség, ostobaságHungarian
- edificio decorativo, follia, unicum, stravaganza, eccentricitàItalian
- איוולתHebrew
- 愚行Japanese
- neprātība, neprātīgumsLatvian
- głupotaPolish
- bobeiraPortuguese
- глупый поступок, глупость, дурь, безрассудство, блажь, безрассудный поступок, недомыслие, прихотьRussian
- dårskap, dåraktighetSwedish
- முட்டாள்தனமானதுTamil
- మూర్ఖత్వంTelugu
- ความเขลาThai
- ngu xuẩnVietnamese
- 蠢事Chinese
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