folly

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noun

1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
foolishness, unwiseness
• Ant:
wisdom
• Derivationally related forms:
unwise (for: unwiseness), foolish (for: foolishness)
• Hypernyms:
trait
• Hyponyms:
indiscretion, injudiciousness, absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness,
silliness, asininity
2. a stupid mistake (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility
• Hypernyms:
mistake, error, fault
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
• Syn:
foolishness, craziness, madness
• Derivationally related forms:
mad (for: madness), foolish (for: foolishness), crazy (for: craziness)
• Hypernyms:
stupidity
4. foolish or senseless behavior
• Syn:
foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
• Derivationally related forms:
lunatic (for: lunacy), crazy (for: craziness), fool (for: foolery)
• Hypernyms:
play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
• Hyponyms:
meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss, buffoonery, clowning,
japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence, foolishness, madness, stupidity, betise, imbecility, unwiseness
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  wisdom, wiseness