Folly (disambiguation)
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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)).
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Etymology
From Old French, fol (“foolish”), ultimately from Latin follis.
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See also
- Folie
- Folly (allegory)
- 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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