fatuities

fatuities
fa·tu·i·ty || fə'tʃuːətɪ n. stupidity; self-satisfied stupidity

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  • fatuous — [ fatjʊəs] adjective silly and pointless. Derivatives fatuity noun (plural fatuities). fatuously adverb fatuousness noun Origin C17: from L. fatuus foolish + ous …   English new terms dictionary

  • fatuity — /fəˈtjuəti/ (say fuh tyoohuhtee) noun (plural fatuities) 1. foolishness; complacent stupidity. 2. something foolish. {Latin fatuitas} –fatuitous, Rare, adjective …  

  • fatuity — fatuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ silly and pointless. DERIVATIVES fatuity noun (pl. fatuities) fatuously adverb fatuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin fatuus foolish …   English terms dictionary

  • fatuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ silly and pointless. DERIVATIVES fatuity noun (pl. fatuities) fatuously adverb fatuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin fatuus foolish …   English terms dictionary

  • fatuously — fatuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ silly and pointless. DERIVATIVES fatuity noun (pl. fatuities) fatuously adverb fatuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin fatuus foolish …   English terms dictionary

  • fatuousness — fatuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ silly and pointless. DERIVATIVES fatuity noun (pl. fatuities) fatuously adverb fatuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin fatuus foolish …   English terms dictionary

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