fatuity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fatuité.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /fəˈtjuː.ə.ti/
  • (US) IPA(key): /fəˈtuː.ɨ.ti/, [fəˈtuː.ɨ.ɾi]

Noun

fatuity (countable and uncountable, plural fatuities)

  1. Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.
  2. Something fatuous; a stupid idea or utterance.

Translations

References
  • fatuity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • fatuity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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