Folly
Useless garden temple
Folly is foolishness or lack of good judgment.
The word often appears in contexts of serious consequence: It would be folly to ignore the warning signs.
A folly is also a specific foolish act or idea: the follies of youth.
In architecture, a folly is an ornamental building serving no practical purpose—a decorative whim, often deliberately eccentric or ruinous in appearance.
Lack of intelligence
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- senselessnessAbsence of reason or purpose
fatuity · inanity · unwisdom · tomfoolery · buffoonery · asininity · preposterousness · ludicrousness
Tall slender edifice
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
- belvedereRoofed structure commanding views
- gazeboRoofed outdoor shelter
temple · eyecatcher · landscape feature · Neuschwanstein · Gothic Revival
Foolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- misstepError in action or judgment
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
gaffe · faux pas · oversight · slip · lapse · indiscretion · bad decision · poor judgment
Extreme irrational foolishness
- insanitySevere mental illness
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- crazinessMental instability or absurdity
- derangementDisturbed mental state
irrationality · unreason · illogicality · delirium · mania · unreasonableness · harebrained · crackpot
Unpredictable urge or notion
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- frivolityUnserious, lighthearted conduct
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
eccentricity · quirk · lightheartedness · levity · frolic · jest · mischief · impishness
stupidity
Lack of intelligence
senselessness · fatuity · inanity · unwisdom · tomfoolery · buffoonery · asininity · preposterousness · ludicrousness · indiscretion
tower
Tall slender edifice
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
- belvedereRoofed structure commanding views
gazebo · temple · eyecatcher · landscape feature · Neuschwanstein · Gothic Revival
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- misstepError in action or judgment
- miscalculationError in estimation
misjudgment · gaffe · faux pas · oversight · slip · lapse · indiscretion · bad decision · poor judgment
lunacy
Extreme irrational foolishness
- insanitySevere mental illness
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- crazinessMental instability or absurdity
derangement · irrationality · unreason · illogicality · delirium · mania · unreasonableness · harebrained · crackpot · cockamamie
caprice
Unpredictable urge or notion
playfulness · eccentricity · quirk · lightheartedness · levity · frolic · jest · mischief · impishness · drollery
- personificationsMother Nature, Father Time, Grim Reaper, Lady Luck, Lady Justice
Follywisdom
Good judgment from experience
prudence · sagacity · good judgment · sense · judiciousness
Follysanity
Mental soundness
reason · rationality · sensibleness · reasonableness · logic
- human follyMankind's tendency toward foolishness
- Ziegfeld FolliesOpulent Broadway revue series