folie
noun
madness; insanity.
folies
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pluralof folie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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People might fall down political rabbit holes, taken in by superficially convincing bullshit, or obsessed by folies à deux relationships with machine personalities that don’t really exist.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023
For Sinclair, the grandest of these folies de grandeur, the whitest of these white elephants, is the 2012 Olympics site, whose construction has been under way in east London for four years now.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
On a fait des folies pour moi, and here I am, a poor rheumatic creature, with a false front and a bad temper.
From Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
On ne fait pas de ces folies la!" says he, offering me snuff, "and your grandfather was a man of esprit!
From The Virginians by William Makepeace Thackeray
M. de Mauves had fait quelques folies which his wife had taken absurdly to heart.
From Madame De Mauves by Henry James
