fatuity

[fuh-too-i-tee, -tyoo-]

noun

plural

fatuities 

1. complacent stupidity; foolishness.

2. something foolish; bêtise.

fatuity

/ fəˈtjuːɪtɪ /

noun

1. complacent foolishness; inanity

2. a fatuous remark, act, sentiment, etc

3. archaic,  idiocy

Other Word Forms

• fatuitous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatuity¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin fatuitās; fatuous, -ity

Example Sentences

Despite the fatuity of the arguments being posited by the ESG critics, the investment industry is running scared.

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His personal story was the stuff of presidents but when asked what he wanted for the country, he struggled - responding with vague fatuities and empty slogans.

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Besides, she said, in another moment of utter fatuity, “Republicans are focused on the facts.”

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Decades of of compounding fatuity have created a culture where leisure reading, according to several reports, is at an all time low.

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He was delightful on Friday, even without having to rescue the rest of the performance from any depths of fatuity.

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