folly 音标拼音: [f'ɑli]
n . 愚蠢,荒唐事,轻松歌舞剧,讽刺剧
愚蠢,荒唐事,轻松歌舞剧,讽刺剧
folly n 1 :
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [
synonym : {
folly },
{
foolishness }, {
unwiseness }] [
ant : {
wisdom }, {
wiseness }]
2 :
a stupid mistake [
synonym : {
stupidity }, {
betise }, {
folly },
{
foolishness }, {
imbecility }]
3 :
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 " [
synonym : {
folly },
{
foolishness }, {
craziness }, {
madness }]
4 :
foolish or senseless behavior [
synonym : {
folly }, {
foolery },
{
tomfoolery }, {
craziness }, {
lunacy }, {
indulgence }]
Folly \
Fol "
ly \,
n .;
pl . {
Follies }. [
OE .
folie ,
foli ,
F .
folie ,
fr .
fol ,
fou ,
foolish ,
mad .
See {
Fool }.]
1 .
The state of being foolish ;
want of good sense ;
levity ,
weakness ,
or derangement of mind .
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2 .
A foolish act ;
an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure ;
weak or light -
minded conduct ;
foolery .
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What folly '
tis to hazard life for ill . --
Shak .
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3 .
Scandalous crime ;
sin ;
specifically ,
as applied to a woman ,
wantonness .
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[
Achan ]
wrought folly in Israel . --
Josh .
vii .
15 .
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When lovely woman stoops to folly . --
Goldsmith .
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4 .
The result of a foolish action or enterprise .
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It is called this man '
s or that man '
s "
folly ,"
and name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for long after years . --
Trench .
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73 Moby Thesaurus words for "
folly ":
absurdity ,
absurdness ,
act of folly ,
asininity ,
battiness ,
blunder ,
brainlessness ,
buffoonery ,
clownishness ,
crackpottedness ,
crankiness ,
craziness ,
daffiness ,
daftness ,
desipience ,
dottiness ,
dumb trick ,
dumbness ,
eccentricity ,
error ,
fatuity ,
fatuousness ,
faux pas ,
fluff ,
foolery ,
foolheadedness ,
foolishness ,
frivolity ,
frivolousness ,
gaffe ,
giddiness ,
goof ,
goofiness ,
idiocy ,
imbecility ,
imprudence ,
inanity ,
indiscretion ,
ineptitude ,
insanity ,
irrationality ,
kookiness ,
lunacy ,
madness ,
mindlessness ,
mistake ,
niaiserie ,
nonsense ,
nugacity ,
nuttiness ,
obtuseness ,
preposterousness ,
queerness ,
rashness ,
sappiness ,
screwiness ,
senselessness ,
silliness ,
sottise ,
stolidity ,
stolidness ,
stupid thing ,
stupidity ,
thoughtlessness ,
triflingness ,
triviality ,
unwise step ,
wackiness ,
weak -
mindedness ,
weirdness ,
witlessness ,
zaniness ,
zanyism
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