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Definitions for fatuity
fəˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu-fa·tu·ity

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, sillinessnoun

    a ludicrous folly

    "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"

Wiktionary

  1. fatuitynoun

    Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fatuitynoun

    Foolishness; weakness of mind; some degree of frenzy.

    Etymology: fatuité, French; from fatuous.

    It had argued a very short sight of things, and extreme fatuity of mind in me, to bind my own hands at their request. Charles I .

    These symptoms were so high in some as to produce a sort of fatuity or madness. John Arbuthnot, on Air.

Wikipedia

  1. fatuity

    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. fatuity

    Fatuity refers to foolishness, silliness, or stupidity, often exhibited through thoughtless, nonsensical or pointless behavior. It's the lack of good sense or judgment, often reflecting a lack of intelligence or understanding.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fatuitynoun

    weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity

  2. Etymology: [L. fatuitas, fr. fatuus foolish: cf. F. fatuit Cf. Fatuous.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fatuity in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fatuity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fatuity in a Sentence

  1. Saadi Shirazi:

    Purpose without power is mere weakness and deception; and power without purpose is mere fatuity.


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