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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 .

insanity

English

(wikipedia insanity)

Noun

  • The state of being insane; madness.

    • Antonyms

    * sanity

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * insane

    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