Folly vs Thoughtlessness - What's the difference?
folly | thoughtlessness | Related terms |
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Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
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disregard for other's feelings
heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions
Folly is a related term of thoughtlessness.
As nouns the difference between folly and thoughtlessness
is that folly is while thoughtlessness is disregard for other's feelings.folly
English
Noun
(follies)- This is a war of folly .
- 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 .