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fatuity
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fa·tu·i·ty
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noun,
plural
-ties.
1.
complacent stupidity; foolishness.
2.
something foolish; bêtise.
Origin:
1530–40;
<
Latin
fatuitās.
See
fatuous
,
-ity
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fatuity
(fəˈtjuːɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
complacent foolishness; inanity
2.
a fatuous remark, act, sentiment, etc
3.
archaic
idiocy
fa'tuitous
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
fatuity
1530s, from Fr. fatuité, from L. fatuitatem, from fatuus "foolish, insipid," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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