Folly
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -É’li
Origin
From Old French folie ("madness"), from the adjective fol ("mad, insane").
Full definition of folly
Noun
folly
(plural follies)- Foolishness.This is a war of folly.
- Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
- A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.