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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.

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 .
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    • Related terms

    * fool * foolery * foolish

    frenzy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * phrenzy, phrensy (obsolete)

    Noun

    (frenzies)
  • A state of wild activity or panic.
    • She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.
  • A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
  • * Addison
    • All else is towering frenzy and distraction.
  • * William Shakespeare, ''A midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, scene 1:
    • The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.

    Derived terms

    * feeding frenzy

    Related terms

    * frantic * frenetic * frenzied

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Mad; frantic.
  • * 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress :
    • They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.

    Verb

  • (uncommon) To render frantic.

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