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folly

Satire vs Folly - What's the difference?

satire | folly |


As nouns the difference between satire and folly

is that satire is while folly is .

Folly vs Ignorance - What's the difference?

folly | ignorance |


As a noun folly

is .

As a proper noun ignorance is

a personification of ignorance.

Folly vs Stupid - What's the difference?

folly | stupid |


As nouns the difference between folly and stupid

is that folly is while stupid is a stupid person; a fool.

As an adjective stupid is

lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

As an adverb stupid is

(slang|dated) extremely.

Folly vs Mistake - What's the difference?

folly | mistake |


As nouns the difference between folly and mistake

is that folly is foolishness while mistake is an error; a blunder.

As a verb mistake is

to understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.

Follies vs Folly - What's the difference?

follies | folly |


As nouns the difference between follies and folly

is that follies is while folly is .

Folly vs Stubborn - What's the difference?

folly | stubborn |


As a noun folly

is .

As an adjective stubborn is

refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

Folly vs Frenzy - What's the difference?

folly | frenzy |


As nouns the difference between folly and frenzy

is that folly is while frenzy is a state of wild activity or panic.

As an adjective frenzy is

(obsolete) mad; frantic.

As a verb frenzy is

(uncommon) to render frantic.

Obtuse vs Folly - What's the difference?

obtuse | folly |


As an adjective obtuse

is blunt; not sharp.

As a noun folly is

foolishness.

Obtuseness vs Folly - What's the difference?

obtuseness | folly |


As nouns the difference between obtuseness and folly

is that obtuseness is something that is obtuse while folly is .

Vice vs Folly - What's the difference?

vice | folly |


As nouns the difference between vice and folly

is that vice is a bad habit while folly is foolishness.

As a verb vice

is to hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.

As an adjective vice

is in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank.

As a preposition vice

is instead of, in place of.

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