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follies

follies noun: a lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery. Also the plural of folly.

Noun

follies pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, uncountable) A lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery.
    • The most famous Broadway theatrical revues of all time were the Ziegfeld Follies.

Also used as

follies is also the plural of folly.

follies is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of folly.

Origin of follies

From French folies.

Questions about follies

What does follies mean?
Follies means a lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery.
What part of speech is follies?
Follies is a noun.

Words near follies in the dictionary

  1. folliculotropic
  2. folliculotropism
  3. folliculous
  4. folliculus
  5. follied
  6. follies
  7. folliful
  8. Follin
  9. Follingsby
  10. follis
  11. follistatin

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