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folly
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folly
n.
stupidity, foolishness; nonsense, foolish action
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Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or appearing to be so extravagant that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually associated with the class of buildings to which it belongs.
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folly
Noun
1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
(synonym) foolishness, unwiseness
(antonym) wisdom, wiseness
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) indiscretion, injudiciousness
2. a stupid mistake
(synonym) stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility
(hypernym) mistake, error, fault
3. the quality of being rash and foolish
(synonym) foolishness, craziness
(hypernym) stupidity
4. foolish or senseless behavior
(synonym) foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
(hypernym) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
(hyponym) meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss
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folly
n.
pošetilost
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folly
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