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Lunacy vs Foolery - What's the difference?

lunacy | foolery |

As nouns the difference between lunacy and foolery

is that lunacy is (of a person or group of people) the state of being mad, insanity while foolery is foolish behaviour or speech.

lunacy

English

Noun

  • (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
  • # a cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases
  • # insanity implying legal irresponsibility.
  • Something deeply misguided.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being mad) insanity

    Derived terms

    * lunatic

    foolery

    English

    Noun

    (fooleries)
  • Foolish behaviour or speech.

    • Derived terms

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