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
- fatuitous adjective
Etymology
Origin of fatuity
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin fatuitās; fatuous, -ity
Example Sentences
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Their success must reveal the home game’s essential fatuity.
Despite the fatuity of the arguments being posited by the ESG critics, the investment industry is running scared.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From BBC
Besides, she said, in another moment of utter fatuity, “Republicans are focused on the facts.”
From New York Times
Decades of of compounding fatuity have created a culture where leisure reading, according to several reports, is at an all time low.
From Salon
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