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1. folly
noun. ['ˈfɑːli'] the trait of acting stupidly or rashly.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- folie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Folly
- internationale
- industriali
- industriale
- nazionale
- meridionale
- dipasquale
- depasquale
- mexicali
- massingale
- depascale
- cardinali
- cardinale
- campanale
- bakrewali
- tringali
- speziale
- parziale
- mattikalli
- imperiale
- dinatale
- denatale
- comunale
- caporale
- caccavale
- zingale
- spitale
- spinale
- quilali
- generali
- gambale
How do you pronounce folly?
Pronounce folly as ˈfɑli.
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Sentences with folly
1. Adverb
Satire often highlights folly and is used as a tool for communicating political criticism.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Humans who stopped praying or otherwise ignored the will of the gods were thereby punished for their folly.
Quotes about folly
1. In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.
- Winston Churchill
2. Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.
- Desiderius Erasmus
3. A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
- George Bernard Shaw
2. folly
noun. ['ˈfɑːli'] a stupid mistake.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- folie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. folly
noun. ['ˈfɑːli'] foolish or senseless behavior.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- folie (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
