folly

suomi-englanti sanakirja

folly englannista suomeksi

1. hölmöily

2. mielettömyys

3. hullutus

4. fiba

1. mielettömyys, hulluus, typeryys

2. hullutus, hölmöily, hömpötys

folly englanniksi

1. Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

(ux)

2. Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

3. (quote-journal)

4. A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

5. (RQ:Gibson Neuromancer)”

6. (quote-web)

7. To follow.

8. (RQ:Kerouac On the Road)

9. (quote-book)

10. A clump of trees, particularly one on the crest of a hill (or sometimes on a stretch of open ground).

11. {{quote-book|en|year=1880|author=Richard Jeffries|title=Greene Ferne Farm|page=vi

12. {{quote-book|en|year=2003|author=Orrin H. Pilkey; Mary Edna Fraser|title=A Celebration of the World's Barrier Islands|page=69

13. 2006, Buddy Sullivan, ''Richmond Hill'', page 52:

During the 1920s and 1930s, Folly Farms (above) a photograph of a farmhouse surrounded by large trees was owned by Mrs. Samuel Pennington Rotan of Pennsylvania, who was involved in the effort to improve medical care for the indigent people around Ways Station. ... Folly Farms was originally known as Myrtle Grove ...