Folly

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Folly is an instance of foolishness or a thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

It can also refer to a fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons (see folly (architecture)).

From Old French, fol (“foolish”), ultimately from Latin follis.

+[[Image:Mona Lisa Smoking a Pipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[laughter]] series.<br>Illustration: ''[[Mona Lisa Smoking a Pipe]]'' by [[Eugène Bataille]]]]
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-:''[[Folly (disambiguation)]]''
+'''Folly''' is an instance of [[foolishness]] or a thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
-# [[foolishness]]
-#:''The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's [[folly]].''
-# thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence
-#:''This is a war of '''folly'''.''
-# a fanciful building built for purely [[ornament]]al reasons.
-#:See [[folly (architecture)]]
-# [[The Praise of Folly]].
-#:Satirical work of [[Renaissance literature]].
-==Etymology==
-From Old French, [[fou|fol]] (“[[foolish]]”).
+It can also refer to a fanciful building built for purely [[ornament]]al reasons (see [[folly (architecture)]]).
+==Etymology==
+From Old French, ''[[fou|fol]]'' (“[[foolish]]”), ultimately from Latin ''[[follis]]''.
 ==See also==
 *[[Folie]]
 *[[Folly (allegory)]]
-*''[[Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time]]'', c.[[1545]] by [[Agnolo Bronzino]]
+*[[Folly (architecture)]]
+*''[[Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time]]'' (c.1545), a painting by Agnolo Bronzino
+*''[[The Praise of Folly]]'' by Erasmus, a satirical work of [[Renaissance literature]].
+*[[Hans Holbein's witty marginal drawing of Folly]]
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