The human resources manager decided that holding the company picnic on election day would be folly. Synonyms for folly are foolishness, lunacy, and madness.
The folly of students with new credit cards is the definition of the word.
This immediately exposes the folly of using the same advisor.
It is folly not to save some money because no one is immune to a rainy day.
"Folly" is a noun, referring to something that is considered foolish or ridiculous. Alaska was at one time called Seward's Folly because people thought the explorer was foolish to think Alaska would become important.
It is a great folly to post grammar questions in the science section. =)
The word refers to something foolish or ridiculous. It can also imply something that is a giant waste of time. "It would be folly to try to memorize the entire textbook-- nobody has ever done it!"
folly = הבל (hevel)It's the same word in Modern Hebrew.
Yes, the noun 'folly' is an abstract noun as a word for the quality of being foolish; a foolish action or idea; a costly, unwise investment or expense; a word for a concept.The noun 'folly' is a concrete noun as a word for a whimsical or extravagant and often useless structure or building; a word for a physical thing.
Hampton very much regretted his dunken folly* the next morning. *act of foolishness) Jane's part was the salesman in their play; a brilliant set of follies** that received a standing ovation on opening night. **(theatrical production invoving dance and elaborate costume)
folly's / of the folly
If a folly is still considered a folly..yes
Folly, scrawl, and tripe are all I can think of.