folly

folly is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.
2. noun. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.
3. noun. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness.
4. noun. The result of a foolish action or enterprise.
5. noun. foolish or senseless behavior

   Synonyms: craziness, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery

6. noun. a stupid mistake

   Synonyms: betise, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity

7. noun. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

   Synonyms: foolishness, unwiseness

8. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: craziness, foolishness, madness

Synonyms

craziness, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery, betise, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity, unwiseness, madness

Common word forms

follied, follies, follily, follyer, follying

Words from these letters

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