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fat·u·ous F0053100 (făch′o͞o-əs)adj. Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way: "an era of delicious, fatuous optimism shaped by the belief that enough good will on the part of people like ourselves could repair anything" (Shirley Abbott). See Synonyms at foolish.
[From Latin fatuus.]
fat′u·ous·ly adv.fat′u·ous·ness n.fatuous (ˈfætjʊəs) adjcomplacently or inanely foolish[C17: from Latin fatuus; related to fatiscere to gape] ˈfatuously adv ˈfatuousness nfat•u•ous (ˈfætʃ u əs)
adj. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. [1625–35; < Latin fatuus silly, foolish; see -ous] fat′u•ous•ly, adv. fat′u•ous•ness, n. syn: See foolish. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fatuous - devoid of intelligenceasinine, inane, vacuous, mindlessfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
fatuousadjective foolish, stupid, silly, dull, absurd, dense, ludicrous, lunatic, mindless, idiotic, vacuous, inane, witless, puerile, moronic, brainless, asinine, weak-minded, dumb-ass (slang) That is not a fatuous argument, it has to be taken seriously.fatuousadjectiveDisplaying a complete lack of forethought and good sense:brainless, foolish, insensate, mindless, senseless, silly, unintelligent, weak-minded, witless.TranslationsfatuousenUK
Synonyms for fatuousadj foolishSynonyms- foolish
- stupid
- silly
- dull
- absurd
- dense
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mindless
- idiotic
- vacuous
- inane
- witless
- puerile
- moronic
- brainless
- asinine
- weak-minded
- dumb-ass
Synonyms for fatuousadj displaying a complete lack of forethought and good senseSynonyms- brainless
- foolish
- insensate
- mindless
- senseless
- silly
- unintelligent
- weak-minded
- witless
Synonyms for fatuousadj devoid of intelligenceSynonyms- asinine
- inane
- vacuous
- mindless
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