fatuous
11fatuous — See foolish. See foolish, fatuous …
12fatuous — fat|u|ous [ˈfætʃuəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: fatuus stupid, tasteless ] very silly or stupid = ↑idiotic ▪ fatuous questions >fatuously adv >fatuousness n [U] …
13fatuous — adjective very silly or stupid: fatuous comments fatuously adverb fatuousness noun (U) …
14fatuous — adjective the irritation of fatuous questions Syn: silly, foolish, stupid, inane, idiotic, vacuous, asinine; pointless, senseless, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd; informal dumb, daft Ant: sensible …
15fatuous fire — noun Ignis fatuus, will o the wisp • • • Main Entry: ↑fatuous …
16fatuous — fatuously, adv. fatuousness, n. /fach ooh euhs/, adj. 1. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 2. unreal; illusory. [1625 35; < L fatuus silly, foolish, idiotic; see OUS] Syn. 1. dense, dull, dim witted. See foolish …
17fatuous — Synonyms and related words: absurd, air built, airy, apish, asinine, barren, batty, befooled, beguiled, besotted, blank, blankminded, bootless, brainless, buffoonish, calm, catchpenny, chimerical, cloud built, cockeyed, counterproductive, crazy,… …
18fatuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vain, foolish, inept; inane, silly, dumb (sl.), sappy (sl.). See folly, absurdity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inane, silly, foolish, idiotic; see silly , stupid 1 . See Synonym Study at silly . III …
19fatuous — fat|u|ous [ fætʃuəs ] adjective FORMAL stupid …
20fatuous — see FADE …