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Folly vs Triviality - What's the difference?

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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

English

Noun

(follies)
  • .
    • This is a war of folly .
  • Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
    • The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
  • A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
    • A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly .
  • * '>citation

    • Related terms

    * fool * foolery * foolish

    triviality

    English

    Noun

    (trivialities)
  • The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
  • Something which is trivial or unimportant.
  • * 1908:
    • I propose to devote the remainder of mine to it, and can only regret the wasted years that lie behind me, squandered in trivialities .