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Meaning of folly

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  folly
      n 1: the trait of acting stupidly or rashly [syn: {folly},
           {foolishness}, {unwiseness}] [ant: {wisdom}, {wiseness}]
      2: a stupid mistake [syn: {stupidity}, {betise}, {folly},
         {foolishness}, {imbecility}]
      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: {folly},
         {foolishness}, {craziness}, {madness}]
      4: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery},
         {tomfoolery}, {craziness}, {lunacy}, {indulgence}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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