fatuous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfæt.ju.əs/
Audio (Berkshire) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfætʃ.u.əs/
Adjective[edit]
fatuous (comparative more fatuous, superlative most fatuous)
- Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
- 2004, Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness (page 46)
- A fatuous love affair can easily result in a fatuous marriage. A couple who hardly know each other and, indeed, may not even really like each other, make a commitment that has little chance of being honoured.
- 2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 56:
- While much publicity is given to fatuous 'reversing Beeching' ideas, the reality is that the real investment is focused on expanding the road network - [...].
- 2004, Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness (page 46)
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Translations[edit]
obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness
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