fatuous
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈfæt.ju.əs/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈfætʃ.u.əs/
Adjective
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.
- 2004, Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness (page 46)
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Translations
obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness
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