Word of the Day 8.24.08

fa·tu·i·ty (f-t-t, -ty-, f-)

n. pl. fa·tu·i·ties

1. Smug stupidity; utter foolishness.

2. Something that is utterly stupid or silly.

[Latin fatuits, from fatuus, silly, foolish.]

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fatuity

Noun

pl -ties

1. foolish thoughtlessness

2. a fatuous remark

Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006

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Noun

1.

fatuityfatuity – a ludicrous folly; “the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown’s behavior”

fatuousness, silliness, absurdity

folly, foolishness, unwiseness – the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

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