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61inane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pointless, senseless, silly; empty, vacuous; idiotic. See unmeaningness, folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pointless, foolish, fatuous, asinine; see illogical , silly , stupid 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
62Imbecility — (Roget s Thesaurus) Folly. < N PARAG:Imbecility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 want of intelligence want of intelligence &c. 498 want of intellect &c. 450 Sgm: N 1 shadowness shadowness silliness foolishness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 imbecility… …
63fade — [14] Fade comes from Old French fader, a derivative of the adjective fade ‘faded, vapid’. This in turn came from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, which probably represents an alteration of Latin fatuus ‘stupid, insipid’ (source of English fatuous [17])… …
64ignis fatuus — (n.) will o the wisp, jack a lantern, 1560s, from M.L., lit. foolish fire; see IGNEOUS (Cf. igneous) + FATUOUS (Cf. fatuous) …
65fatuitous — adj Sllly, inane, absurd, pointless, foolish, fatuous; asinine, idiotic, Inf. moronic, imbecilic. See fatuous(defs.1, 2) …
66ludicrous — adj 1. comical, farcical, burlesque; satirical, ironical, sarcastic, cynical; laughable, good for a laugh, derisible, risible, ridiculous, Sl. for the birds; humorous, funny, too funny for words, droll; waggish, witty, roguish, jocular, jocose,… …
67fade — [14] Fade comes from Old French fader, a derivative of the adjective fade ‘faded, vapid’. This in turn came from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, which probably represents an alteration of Latin fatuus ‘stupid, insipid’ (source of English fatuous [17])… …
68fatuity — [fə to͞o′ə tē, fətyo͞o′ə tē; fato͞o′ə tē, fatyo͞o′ə tē] n. pl. fatuities [Fr fatuité < L fatuitas < fatuus: see FATUOUS] 1. stupidity, esp. complacent stupidity; smug foolishness 2. a fatuous remark, act, etc. 3. Archaic idiocy or… …
69silly — [sil′ē] adj. sillier, silliest [ME seli, sili (with shortened vowel), good, blessed, innocent < OE sælig, happy, prosperous, blessed (akin to Ger selig, blessed) < sæl, happiness < IE base * sel , favorable, in good spirits (> Gr… …
70fatuity — noun a ludicrous folly the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown s behavior • Syn: ↑absurdity, ↑fatuousness, ↑silliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑silly (for: ↑silliness) …
