follies
Decorative garden structures
Follies is the plural of folly—acts of foolishness or costly mistakes: the follies of youth, the follies of war.
Follies also names a type of theatrical revue featuring elaborate costumes, music, and comedy sketches, popularized in the early twentieth century: the Ziegfeld Follies.
In architecture, follies are ornamental buildings serving no practical purpose, built for decoration or whimsy in gardens and estates.
Serious mistakes from carelessness
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- miscalculationsErrors in computation
- slip-upsCareless small mistakes
gaffes · bungles · lapses · misjudgments · indiscretions · recklessness · imprudence · shortsightedness
Musical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- varietyState of being diverse
showgirls · spectacle · Broadway · musical · chorus · dancers · costumes · feathers
Unpredictable urge or notion
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
lightheartedness · fancifulness · frivolity · absurdity · nonsense · quirkiness · flights · fantasies
Expensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- excessSurplus beyond need
- indulgenceYielding to desire
wastefulness · profligacy · ostentation · splurge · squander · spendthrift · vanity · grandiosity
blunders
Serious mistakes from carelessness
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- misstepsMistakes or errors
- miscalculationsErrors in computation
slip-ups · gaffes · bungles · lapses · misjudgments · indiscretions · recklessness · imprudence · shortsightedness · naivety
revue
Musical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
variety · showgirls · spectacle · Broadway · musical · chorus · dancers · costumes · feathers · sequins
caprice
Unpredictable urge or notion
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
eccentricity · lightheartedness · fancifulness · frivolity · absurdity · nonsense · quirkiness · flights · fantasies · caprices
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- excessSurplus beyond need
indulgence · wastefulness · profligacy · ostentation · splurge · squander · spendthrift · vanity · grandiosity · pomp
pavilion
Open recreational structure
grotto · summerhouse · hermitage · pagoda · temple · tower · sham · ruin · eye-catcher · garden
- parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- garden folliesgrottoes, grotto, gazebo, temples, ruins
- garden structuresgazebo, pergola, arbor, pavilion, garden pavilion
- palace gardensformal gardens, parterre, topiary, topiaries, boxwood
- Victorian entertainmentvaudeville, music hall, minstrel show, pantomime, melodrama
follieswisdom
Good judgment from experience
prudence · judiciousness · good judgment · sagacity · wisdoms
folliesworkhouses
Labor-based relief institutions
factories · barns · warehouses · granaries · municipal buildings
- Ziegfeld FolliesOpulent Broadway revue series