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Native Script:follia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: follia
"La sua decisione fu pura follia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Lack of good sense; foolishness.
"Invading the country was an act of pure folly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'folly' originates from the Old French 'folie', which means 'madness' or 'foolishness', derived from the Latin 'follis', meaning 'bellows' or 'windbag'. Over time, it evolved to denote a lack of good sense or understanding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Folly" is said worldwide
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folie
Transliteration: folie
"C'est une pure folie."
Torheit
Transliteration: Torheit
"Das war eine große Torheit."
folia
Transliteration: follia
Script: follia
"La sua decisione fu pura follia."
insensatez
Transliteration: insensatez
"Cometer tal error fue una insensatez."
insensatez
Transliteration: insensatez
"Aquela aposta foi uma insensatez."
मूढ़ता
Transliteration: mudhata
"उसका यह कदम उसकी मूढ़ता को दर्शाता है।"
愚蠢
Transliteration: yúchǔn
"这是一个巨大的愚蠢行为。"
어리석음
Transliteration: eoriseogeum
"그의 계획은 완전한 어리석음이었다."
愚行
Transliteration: gukō
"そんなことをするのは愚行だ。"
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