folly vs madness what difference

what is difference between folly and madness

English

Etymology

From Old French folie (“madness”), from the adjective fol (“mad, insane”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɒli/
• Rhymes: -ɒli
• Hyphenation: fol‧ly

Noun

folly (plural follies)

1. Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

2. Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.

3. (architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

Related terms

• fool
• foolery
• foolish

Translations

Further reading

• folly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• folyl

English

Etymology

From Middle English madnes, madnesse; equivalent to mad +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæd.nəs/, /ˈmæd.nɪs/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmad.nəs/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛd.nɘs/

Noun

madness (countable and uncountable, plural madnesses)

1. The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
2. The state of being angry.
3. rash folly

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:insanity

Antonyms

• sanity

Translations

Anagrams

• Amsdens, desmans

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