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Torheit, Narrheit	folly
Torheit	folly
Verruecktheit	folly
Wahnwitz m	folly, lunacy
Schwabenstreich m	piece of folly
Torheit f Torheiten pl	folly follies
Verrücktheit f Verrücktheiten pl	folly follies
Wahnwitz m	extreme folly; lunacy
Unverstand m	foolishness, stupidity, folly
verrückte Aktion f; Verrücktheit f	piece of folly; piece of madness; piece of insanity; piece of lunacy
(funktionsloser) Zierbau m (in einer historischen Parkanlage) arch. hist.	folly (ornamental building with no practical purpose in a historical park)
dumme verrückte Aktion f; Dummheit f; Verrücktheit f; Torheit f poet. die Fehler und Dummheiten der Jugend	stupidity; folly (foolish act idea) the errors and stupidities follies of the youth
Unvernunft f; Unverstand m; Dummheit f die menschliche Dummheit Ich musste über meine eigene Dummheit lachen. Einen sicheren Arbeitsplatz aufzugeben ist wohl der Gipfel der Dummheit. Mit der Dummheit kämpfen selbst Götter vergebens. (Schiller)	foolishness; folly; stupidity (lack of good sense) human folly stupidity I had to laugh at my own foolishness. Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly. With stupidity the gods themselves contend struggle in vain. (Schiller)

Deutsche Torheit Narrheit Synonyme

torheit

Dummheit �Torheit �Unvernunft

Irrsinn �Stumpfsinn �Torheit �Wahnsinn

Englische folly Synonyme

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

folly Definition

Folly
(n.) The state of being foolish

Folly
(n.) A foolish act

Folly
(n.) Scandalous crime

Folly
(n.) The result of a foolish action or enterprise.

folly Bedeutung

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In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or appearing to be so extravagant that it transcends the range of garden ornaments usually associated with the class of buildings to which it belongs.

folly foolery tomfoolery craziness lunacy indulgence	foolish or senseless behavior
Seward's Folly	the transaction in in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia
stupidity betise folly foolishness imbecility	a stupid mistake
folly foolishness unwiseness	the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
folly foolishness craziness madness	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

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