Humor vs Folly - What's the difference?
humor | folly |
* 1763 , (Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz), History of Louisisana (PG), p. 40
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Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
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As nouns the difference between humor and folly
is that humor is an alternative spelling of from=US|lang=en while folly is foolishness.As a verb humor
is an alternative spelling of from=US|lang=en.humor
English
Noun
(en noun)- For some days a fistula lacrymalis had come into my left eye, which discharged an humour , when pressed, that portended danger.
Verb
(en verb)- I know you don't believe my story, but humor me for a minute and imagine it to be true.
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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 .