English-Russian translations for folly

• безрассу́дство
• блажь
• безрассу́дный посту́пок
• глу́пость
• глу́пый посту́пок
• дурость
• дурь
• недомы́слие
• при́хоть

Definition of folly

• foolishness#English|Foolishness
• Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence
• A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons

Examples

• This is a war of folly to continue.
• Itd be folly.
• The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Sewards folly.
• A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.

Related words

• follow
• following
• follicle
• follower
• followed
• follow-up
• followers
• follis
• follow-the-leader