Folly
Folly noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: in all my folly, I didn't think about how my actions would hurt my father
Gormlessness and folly are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Folly".
Gormlessness
Gormlessness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: the backbencher professed himself horrified by the gormlessness and naïveté of the prime minister
Folly and gormlessness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folly" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and folly
- madness and gormlessness
- inanity and folly
- inanity and gormlessness
- absurdity and folly
- absurdity and gormlessness
- lunacy and folly
- lunacy and gormlessness
- craziness and folly
- craziness and gormlessness
- foolishness and folly
- foolishness and gormlessness
- silliness and folly
- silliness and gormlessness
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