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fatuity

American  
[fuh-too-i-tee, -tyoo-] / fəˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu- /

noun

plural

fatuities

  1. complacent stupidity; foolishness.

  2. something foolish; bêtise.

fatuity British  
/ fəˈtjuːɪtɪ /

noun

  1. complacent foolishness; inanity

  2. a fatuous remark, act, sentiment, etc

  3. archaic idiocy

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Other Word Forms

  • fatuitous adjective

Etymology

Origin of fatuity

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

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