Folly and Wisdom

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Folly

Folly noun - A foolish act or idea.
Usage example: the American purchase of Alaska was originally considered a grand folly
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Wisdom is an antonym for folly in topics: foolishness, nonsense.

Wisdom

Wisdom noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.
Usage example: neither book learning nor simple intelligence should be confused with wisdom
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Folly is an antonym for wisdom.
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How words are described

human human folly human wisdom
pure pure folly pure wisdom
true true folly true wisdom
obvious obvious folly obvious wisdom
Other adjectives: eternal.

Both words in one sentence

  • One pair exchanges wisdom for folly and folly for wisdom.
    Source: Dumb Is Good
  • Theatre / The Tempest But whereas Midsummer, written towards the start of Shakespeare's career, is about lovestruck passion, Tempest is a much more mature work about an aging patriarch using wisdom to temper the folly of youth, as well as his swan song as a solo artist.
    Source: Theatre / The Tempest
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