folly
Lack of sense
Folly is foolishness or lack of good judgment: the folly of youth, It would be folly to ignore the warning signs.
The word carries a sense of recklessness or ill-advised action rather than mere stupidity.
In architecture, a folly is an ornamental building with no practical purpose—a decorative whim, often elaborate and extravagant.
Wildly illogical quality
- stupidityLack of intelligence
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- irrationalityAbsence of logic
silliness · senselessness · ridiculousness · lunacy · madness · ignorance · fatuity · inanity
Careless disregard for danger
- indiscretionUnwise act or remark
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- heedlessnessFailure to notice danger
irresponsibility · thoughtlessness · misjudgment · shortsightedness · impulsivity · negligence · incaution · overconfidence
Ruinous excessive confidence
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
pretension · self-importance · pomposity · egotism · vainglory · overreach · ostentation · grandiosity
Tall slender edifice
- templeSacred worship structure
- grottoSmall scenic cavern
- gazeboRoofed outdoor shelter
- belvedereRoofed structure commanding views
pagoda · pavilion · eye-catcher · estate · landscape · decorative · fanciful · aristocratic
absurdity
Wildly illogical quality
irrationality · silliness · senselessness · ridiculousness · lunacy · madness · ignorance · fatuity · inanity · buffoonery
recklessness
Careless disregard for danger
- indiscretionUnwise act or remark
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
heedlessness · irresponsibility · thoughtlessness · misjudgment · shortsightedness · impulsivity · negligence · incaution · overconfidence · temerity
hubris
Ruinous excessive confidence
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
narcissism · pretension · self-importance · pomposity · egotism · vainglory · overreach · ostentation · grandiosity · delusion
tower
Tall slender edifice
belvedere · pagoda · pavilion · eye-catcher · estate · landscape · decorative · fanciful · aristocratic · eighteenth-century
caprice
Unpredictable urge or notion
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- frivolityUnserious, lighthearted conduct
flight of fancy · amusement · jest · frolic · lark · diversion · levity · dalliance · antic · escapade
- folliesfoolishness, stupidity, idiocy, lunacy, madness
- Poor Judgmentrecklessness, impulsiveness, hasty decisions, snap judgments, rashness
- unreasonirrationalism, irrationality, unreason, illogic, anti-rationalism
- morality playsEveryman, morality play, morality tale, Mankind, vice
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
follywisdom
Good judgment from experience
prudence · sagacity · good judgment · sound judgment · sense
follyseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · earnestness · solemnity · weightiness · sobriety
- human follyMankind's tendency toward foolishness
- Ziegfeld FolliesOpulent Broadway revue series