Definitions for fatuous
ˈfætʃ u əsfatu·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuousadjective

   devoid of intelligence

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fatuousadjective

   Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness.

   To compare the intelligence levels of men and women is itself fatuous.

2. Etymology: From fatuus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FATUOUSadjective

   Etymology: fatuus, Latin.

   1. Stupid; foolish; feeble of mind.

   We pity or laugh at those fatuous extravagants, while yet ourselves have a considerable dose of what makes them so. Joseph Glanvill.

   2. Impotent; without force; illusory; alluding to an ignis fatuus.

   And when that flame finds combustible earth,
   Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth. John Denham.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fatuous

   Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word stupid comes from the Latin word stupere. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B. Pitkin called stupidity "evil", but in a more Romantic spirit William Blake and Carl Jung believed stupidity can be the mother of wisdom.

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1. fatuous

   Fatuous refers to something or someone that is silly, foolish or unintelligent, demonstrating a lack of serious thought, judgment, or understanding. It generally carries an implication of being complacently or smugly foolish.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Fatuousadjective

   feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish; fatuitous

2. Fatuousadjective

   without reality; illusory, like the ignis fatuus

3. Etymology: [L. fatuus.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fatuous

   fat′ū-us, adj. silly: imbecile: without reality—also Fatū′itous.—n. Fatūity, unconscious stupidity: imbecility. [L. fatuus.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fatuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fatuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fatuous in a Sentence

1. Jeff Kingston:

   Apparently they take no inspiration from Queen Elizabeth... and instead take refuge behind fatuous patriarchal justifications for not doing so, the law will change only if it absolutely must.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fatuous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fatuous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fatuous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatuous
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatuous
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fatuous