folly

folly teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: 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.; {n} a want of understanding, imprudence; The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind; the quality of being rash and foolish; foolish or senseless behavior the trait of acting stupidly or rashly the quality of being rash and foolish; foolish or senseless behavior; The result of a foolish action or enterprise; the trait of acting stupidly or rashly; {i} stupidity, foolishness; nonsense, foolish action; A folly is a small tower or other unusual building that is built as a decoration in a large garden or park, especially in Britain in former times. In architecture, an eccentric, generally nonfunctional (and often deliberately unfinished) structure erected to enhance a romantic landscape. Follies were particularly in vogue in England in the 18th and early 19th century. They might resemble medieval towers, ruined castles overgrown with vines, or crumbling Classical temples complete with fallen, eroded columns. In the U.S., the term has been applied to ornate gazebos. It may also be applied to any unusual building that is extravagant or whimsical in style; If you say that a particular action or way of behaving is folly or a folly, you mean that it is foolish. It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year; A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery; Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness; a stupid mistake; foolery; sottery
as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly: foolish people repeatedly do foolish things
follies: plural form of folly
follies: A lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery
The most famous Broadway theatrical revues of all time were the Ziegfeld Follies.
act of folly: foolish action
follies: {i} entertaining theatrical presentation
follies: a revue with elaborate costuming
follies: plural of folly
seward's folly: the transaction in 1867 in which the United States secretary of state William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia