noun
- A revue with elaborate costuming.
- The trait of acting stupidly or rashly.
- synonyms: folly, foolishness, unwiseness
- A stupid mistake.
- synonyms: stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
- The quality of being rash and foolish.
- usage: "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
- synonyms: folly, foolishness, craziness, madness
- Foolish or senseless behavior.
- synonyms: folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
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