noun
1. informal terms for insanity
• Derivationally related forms: ↑flaky (for: ↑flakiness), ↑flakey (for: ↑flakiness), ↑daft (for: ↑daftness), ↑crazy
• Hypernyms: ↑insanity
2. the quality of being rash and foolish
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trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly
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adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
• Syn: ↑folly, ↑foolishness, ↑madness
• Hypernyms: ↑stupidity
3. foolish or senseless behavior
• Syn: ↑folly, ↑foolery, ↑tomfoolery, ↑lunacy, ↑indulgence
• Hyponyms:
↑meshugaas, ↑mishegaas, ↑mishegoss, ↑buffoonery, ↑clowning, ↑japery, ↑frivolity, ↑harlequinade, ↑prank
Useful english dictionary. 2012.