Folly and Vanity

Folly

Folly noun - A foolish act or idea.

Vanity and folly are semantically related in futility topic. In some cases you can use "Vanity" instead a noun "Folly".

Vanity

Vanity noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.

Folly and vanity are semantically related in futility topic. Sometimes you can use "Folly" instead a noun "Vanity".

How words are described

human human folly human vanity
pure pure folly pure vanity
sheer sheer folly sheer vanity
massive massive folly massive vanity
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