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fatuity

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /fəˈtjuːəti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /fəˈtuːɪti/
  • General-American: [fəˈtuː.ɨ.ɾi]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something fatuous; a stupid idea or utterance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a ludicrous folly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: absurdity, fatuousness, silliness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: folly, foolishness, unwiseness

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fatuité.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلْبَلَاهَة (al-balāha) — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Bulgarian: глупост f’ (glupost) — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Dutch: dwaasheid — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Georgian: სისულელე (sisulele) — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Indonesian: kebodohan, kedunguan, ketololan — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Irish: baothántacht — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Irish: amadántacht — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Latin: stultitia — imbecility of mind; stupidity
  • Macedonian: глу́пост (glúpost) — imbecility of mind; stupidity