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Folly vs Triviality - What's the difference?

folly | triviality | Related terms |

Folly is a related term of triviality.


As nouns the difference between folly and triviality

is that folly is while triviality is the quality of being trivial or unimportant.

Folly vs Dallying - What's the difference?

folly | dallying | Related terms |

Folly is a related term of dallying.


As nouns the difference between folly and dallying

is that folly is while dallying is dalliance.

As a verb dallying is

.

Folly vs Ridiculousness - What's the difference?

folly | ridiculousness | Related terms |

Folly is a related term of ridiculousness.


As nouns the difference between folly and ridiculousness

is that folly is while ridiculousness is (uncountable) the characteristic of being ridiculous.

Folly vs Trifling - What's the difference?

folly | trifling | Synonyms |

Folly is a synonym of trifling.


As nouns the difference between folly and trifling

is that folly is while trifling is the act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

As an adjective trifling is

trivial, or of little importance.

Folly vs Frippery - What's the difference?

folly | frippery | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between folly and frippery

is that folly is foolishness while frippery is ostentation, as in fancy clothing.

Folly vs Inanity - What's the difference?

folly | inanity | Synonyms |

Folly is a synonym of inanity.


As nouns the difference between folly and inanity

is that folly is while inanity is (uncountable) the property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.

Folly vs Nonsense - What's the difference?

folly | nonsense | Synonyms |

Folly is a synonym of nonsense.


As nouns the difference between folly and nonsense

is that folly is while nonsense is letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning.

As a verb nonsense is

to make nonsense of.

As an adjective nonsense is

resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).

Folly vs Abandon - What's the difference?

folly | abandon | Related terms |

Folly is a related term of abandon.


As nouns the difference between folly and abandon

is that folly is while abandon is a yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences .

As a verb abandon is

(obsolete) to subdue; to take control of .

As an adverb abandon is

(obsolete|not comparable) freely; entirely.

Insanity vs Folly - What's the difference?

insanity | folly | Synonyms |

Insanity is a synonym of folly.


As nouns the difference between insanity and folly

is that insanity is the state of being insane; madness while folly is .

Folly vs Flippancy - What's the difference?

folly | flippancy | Related terms |

Folly is a related term of flippancy.


As nouns the difference between folly and flippancy

is that folly is while flippancy is a disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.

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