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fat⋅u⋅ous
[fach-oo-uh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. |
| 2. | unreal; illusory. |
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| fat·u·ous (fāch'ōō-əs) adj. Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way: "'Don't you like the poor lonely bachelor?' he yammered in a fatuous way" (Sinclair Lewis). See Synonyms at foolish. [From Latin fatuus.] fat'u·ous·ly adv., fat'u·ous·ness n. |
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| Main Entry: | fatuous1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid |
| Etymology: | Latin fatuus 'foolish' |
| Main Entry: | fatuous2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | illusory; delusive |
| Etymology: | Latin fatuus 'foolish' |
Fatuous
Fat"u*ous\, a. [L. fatuus.]1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish; fatuitous. --Glanvill. 2. Without reality; illusory, like the ignis fatuus. Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth. --Danham.
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fatuous
1608, from L. fatuus "foolish, insipid," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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