Fun vs. Folly

Funnoun

amusement, enjoyment or pleasure

Funnoun

playful, often noisy, activity.

Funadjective

(informal) enjoyable, amusing

Funadjective

(informal) whimsical, flamboyant

Funverb

(colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.

Funnoun

Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement.

Funnoun

activities that are enjoyable or amusing;

Funnoun

verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);

Funnoun

violent and excited activity;

Funnoun

a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement;

Funadjective

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining;

Funnoun

enjoyment, amusement, or light-hearted pleasure

Funnoun

a source of fun

Funnoun

playfulness or good humour

Funnoun

behaviour or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having any serious or malicious purpose

Funadjective

amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable

Funadjective

(of a place or event) providing entertainment or leisure activities for children

Funverb

joke or tease

Fun

Fun is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as . Although particularly associated with recreation and play, it may be encountered during working time.

Follynoun

Foolishness.

Follynoun

Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

Follynoun

A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

Follynoun

The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.

Follynoun

A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.

Follynoun

Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness.

Follynoun

The result of a foolish action or enterprise.

Follynoun

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

Follynoun

a stupid mistake

Follynoun

the quality of being rash and foolish

Follynoun

foolish or senseless behavior

Folly

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Eighteenth-century English landscape gardening and French landscape gardening often featured mock Roman temples, symbolising classical virtues.