Timeline for Word to describe "beautiful but worthless"
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| May 10, 2015 at 15:07 | comment | added | einpoklum | Well, I guess you earned your +1 (grumble). | |
| May 10, 2015 at 12:21 | comment | added | Nobilis | I'd struggle to be honest, in this case folly refers to a specific type of architectural feature. Follies were structures that had no practical value but were built purely for their aesthetic features. For a similar use that omits 'beuatiful' you could refer to this article, specifically This comprehensive volume covers over two hundred projects – from the earliest experimentations to product design, from follies to large-scale built works | |
| May 9, 2015 at 21:27 | comment | added | einpoklum | Hmpph... Can you use that as the subject in a sentence without 'beautiful' or a similar adjective? :-) | |
| May 9, 2015 at 21:07 | comment | added | Nobilis | 18th century English gardens often feature beautiful and elaborate follies. | |
| May 9, 2015 at 20:02 | comment | added | einpoklum | Can you use that in a sentence please? | |
| May 8, 2015 at 10:28 | history | answered | Nobilis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |