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fatuous

English

Etymology

From Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fæt.ju.?s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?fæt?.u.?s/

Adjective

fatuous (comparative more fatuous, superlative most fatuous)

  1. Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness.
    • 2004, Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness (page 46)
      A fatuous love affair can easily result in a fatuous marriage. A couple who hardly know each other and, indeed, may not even really like each other, make a commitment that has little chance of being honoured.

Synonyms

  • (obnoxiously stupid): childish, imbecilic, inane, insipid, puerile

Related terms

  • fatuity
  • fatuously
  • fatuousness
  • infatuate

Translations

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nonsensical

English

Alternative forms

  • nonsensic
  • non-sensical

Etymology

From nonsense +? -ical.

Adjective

nonsensical (comparative more nonsensical, superlative most nonsensical)

  1. Without sense; absurd.
    Synonyms: meaningless, unmeaning, absurd, foolish, irrational, preposterous
    Antonyms: logical, rational, sensical

Related terms

  • nonsense

Translations

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