Folly, foolishness, stupidity; a foolish act.

A foolish or unsound thought, word, or action; a folly or absurdity. Now rare.

An act or instance of this; a stupid or foolish action or idea.

A piece of foolishness or folly.

Something that arises from folly. Obsolete.

A silly remark or saying; a foolish action. Also transferred.

As a count noun: a stupid or foolish action, remark, etc.

stupidity; a stupid act, remark, etc.

Foolishness, stupidity; an instance of this. Now rare.

A silly action or idea. Obsolete.

The state or quality of being crass. Gross ignorance or stupidity, excessive dullness of intellect, obtuseness, ‘density’; an instance of this.