follies
/ˈfɑliz/
noun
- Foolish or unwise actions, decisions, or beliefs.
- The company's financial follies led to its bankruptcy.
- History is full of the follies of leaders who ignored good advice.
- She laughed at her own youthful follies.
- A costly and often extravagant building or structure that has no practical purpose, built for decoration or as a whimsy.
- The garden folly was designed to look like an ancient temple.
- The wealthy landowner built a stone folly shaped like a ruined castle on his estate.
- Tourists enjoy visiting the Victorian follies scattered across the English countryside.
- A theatrical revue featuring songs, dances, and comedy sketches, often with elaborate costumes.
- She dreamed of performing in the Broadway follies.
- The Ziegfeld Follies were famous for their spectacular dance numbers.
- The local theater group put on a summer folly with music from the 1920s.
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