folie — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distraction noun Something that pulls your attention away from what you should be doing.
- folly noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
- foolery noun Foolish behaviour or speech.
- foolishness noun The state or quality of being unwise or silly.
- insanity noun Serious mental illness; the state of being of unsound mind.
- lunacy noun Madness or insanity, especially of a kind once believed to come and go with the phases of the moon.
- madness noun A state of serious mental illness; insanity.
Senses
folie is used for these senses in English:
- folly Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
- folly (architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
- foolery Foolish behaviour or speech.
- foolishness (uncountable) The state of being foolish.
- foolishness (countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.
- insanity The state of being insane; madness.
- lunacy (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
- madness The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
folly — full definition
- noun A foolish act or belief, especially one with serious or costly consequences.
- noun An elaborate, purely decorative building constructed for visual effect rather than practical use.