different between folly vs flippancy

folly

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?f?li/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?li/
  • Rhymes: -?li
  • 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

folly From the web:

  • what folly mean
  • what folly mean in the bible
  • what folly meaning in hindi
  • what folly does the poet talk about
  • folly what does it mean
  • folly what noun
  • what is folly in the bible
  • what is folly beach known for


flippancy

English

Etymology

flippant +? -cy

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?fl?.p?n.si/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?fl?.p?n.si/, /?fl?.p?nt.si/

Noun

flippancy (countable and uncountable, plural flippancies)

  1. A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.

Related terms

  • flippant

Translations

flippancy From the web:

  • what flippant means
  • what flippancy means
  • flippancy what does it mean
  • what does flippancy mean in a sentence
  • what is flippant
  • what does flippancy mean in english
  • what does flippant mean
  • what do flippant mean
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like