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单词 fatuities
释义

fatuity

noun

fa·​tu·​i·​ty fə-ˈtü-ət-ē How to pronounce fatuity (audio)
fa-,
-ˈchü-,
-ˈtyü-
plural fatuities
1
a
: something foolish or stupid
b
: stupidity, foolishness
2
archaic : the condition of being affected with intellectual disability or dementia

Synonyms

  • absurdity
  • asininity
  • bêtise
  • folly
  • foolery
  • foppery
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • inanity
  • insanity
  • lunacy
  • stupidity
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Example Sentences

the fatuity of these policies politicians exchanging fatuities about the need for campaign reform
Recent Examples on the Web Molière escapes fatuity with his candor that what restores a universe unbalanced by intellectual obsession is, most often, normal erotic appetite. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2022 Their work, in and out of power, is to dress up the atavistic avarice and self-serving fatuity of the wealthy people who fund and shape conservative politics as an ideology. David Roth, The New Republic, 9 June 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle French fatuité foolishness, from Latin fatuitat-, fatuitas, from fatuus

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

fatuities

noun

plural of fatuity
as in insanities
a foolish act or idea opening another auto dealership in an area that already has a surplus of them seems like a gross fatuity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • insanities
  • absurdities
  • stupidities
  • imbecilities
  • lunacies
  • inanities
  • follies
  • idiocies
  • fooleries
  • buffooneries
  • blunders
  • fopperies
  • bêtises
  • nonsense
  • asininities
  • tomfooleries
  • shenanigans
  • monkeyshines
  • twaddles
  • howlers
  • humbug
  • bungles
  • drivel
  • flubs
  • goofs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • wisdoms
  • discretions
  • sagacities
  • prudences
  • inspirations
  • forethoughts
  • brainstorms
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