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folly

/ˈfɒli/FO-lee
/ˈfɑli/FAH-lee

Meaninga fool

Common meaning: foolishness

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchfol‘a fool’source
  2. Middle Englishfolyesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa fool → foolishnessfolly‘foolishness’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French fol ‘a fool’.

Roots

  • fol Old French “a fool”

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