Thesaurus: foolery

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1. n. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity.
2. n. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical.
3. n. foolish or senseless behavior
4. 1. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; absurdity. Folly in fools bears not so strong a note, As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. Shak. 2. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something absurd or nonsensical. That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any of these fooleries, it can not be suspected. Sir W. Raleigh.
5. n foolish or senseless behavior