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folly meaning in Telugu

దుర్మతి durmati

UK/ˈfɒli/

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British/ˈfɔlɪj/

folly in Telugu: దుర్మతి (durmati). In English, folly means foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

Telugu words for folly

folly
దుర్మతి durmati

English meaning of folly

  1. noun Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
  2. noun Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
  3. noun A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
  4. verb To follow.

Full definition of folly

folly in a sentence

  • It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably shut by now.
  • The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
  • A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.

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Questions about folly in Telugu

What is the meaning of folly in Telugu?
Folly in Telugu is దుర్మతి (durmati).
folly అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Folly: దుర్మతి (durmati).
What does folly mean in English?
Folly means foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

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Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “folly”: దుర్మతి. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: folly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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