Folly

Noun

Definitions

1.NounFoolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

"It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably shut by now."

2.NounThoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

"The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly."

3.NounA 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."

4.VerbTo follow.

5.NounA clump of trees, particularly one on the crest of a hill (or sometimes on a stretch of open ground).

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