folie

[ faw-lee ]

/ fɔˈli /

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noun, plural fo·lies

[faw-lee]. /fɔˈli/. French.

madness; insanity.

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Origin of folie

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby folie

foliated joint, foliation, foliature, folic, folic acid, folie, folie à deux, folie de grandeur, Folies Bergère, foliicolous, foliiferous

How to use folie in a sentence

When translated from French, its theme, "Zeste de Folie," connotes a flair for the unusual.
Berlin’s Champagne Food Truck|Molly Hannon|July 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Les jeunes gens et les femmes lisent cette folie avec avidit.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
Et puis trente ans ont pass sur la littrature, et c'est de la folie d'hier qu'est faite la sagesse d'aujourd'hui.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
Mais je vous avoue que j'y vois toujours plus de folie que de noirceur.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton

He is tired of waiting for it, he will go out to meet it: 'Je veux marcher vers la folie et ses soleils.'
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
Its owners head fell, severed by the guillotine, and his folie became national property.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff