"folie" meaning in French

See folie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔ.li/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-folie.wav Forms: folies [plural]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Inherited from Middle French folie, from Old French folie, from fol + -ie. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|folie|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French folie, {{inh+|fr|frm|folie}} Inherited from Middle French folie, {{inh|fr|fro|folie}} Old French folie Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} folie f (plural folies)
  1. madness, folly, insanity; silliness, craziness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-folie-fr-noun-z0EkyLdO Categories (other): Buildings Disambiguation of Buildings: 46 54
  2. (architecture) folly Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-folie-fr-noun-c-jAXAeN Categories (other): Architecture, French entries with incorrect language header, Buildings Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Buildings: 46 54 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: faire des folies, folie des grandeurs, folie du pourquoi Related terms: fou, folle

Inflected forms

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