fatuity

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

noun

, plural fa·tu·i·ties.

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

Derived Forms

• faˈtuitous, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatuity¹

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

Example Sentences

I might add that at last they become terrible, and disgust every one by their fatuity and nonsense.

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With a fatuity hardly more credible than creditable, the Lalugwumps, as they call themselves, deny the immortality of the soul.

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Troy remembered her dissertations on the steamer, and winced at a fresh display of such fatuity in such a scene.

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With singular fatuity none of the officers or seamen were armed, although the ship was well provided with weapons.

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"Oh, you needn't fear; you shan't lose me," the girl replied with charming gross fatuity.

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