fatuity
Americannoun
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complacent foolishness; inanity
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a fatuous remark, act, sentiment, etc
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archaic idiocy
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fatuity
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin fatuitās; see fatuous, -ity
Example Sentences
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Fatuity is sometimes used as equivalent to idiocy, but more frequently signifies conceited and excessive foolishness or folly.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
No, we cannot figure Cromwell as a Falsity and Fatuity; the longer I study him and his career, I believe this the less.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
Nothing but "Defend the Weser," and ignorant Fatuity ready for the Impossible, is to be made out there.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 by Carlyle, Thomas
Fatuity, not cowardice, was the ruin of the Huron nation.
From The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century by Parkman, Francis
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