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From Old French, [[fou|fol]] (“[[foolish]]”). From Old French, [[fou|fol]] (“[[foolish]]”).
==See also== ==See also==
 +*[[Folie]]
*[[Folly (allegory)]] *[[Folly (allegory)]]
*''[[Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time]]'', c.[[1545]] by [[Agnolo Bronzino]] *''[[Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time]]'', c.[[1545]] by [[Agnolo Bronzino]]
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Folly (disambiguation)
  1. foolishness
    The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
  2. thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence
    This is a war of folly.
  3. a fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
    See folly (architecture)
  4. The Praise of Folly.
    Satirical work of Renaissance literature.

Etymology

From Old French, fol (“foolish”).

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