noun
pl. -·ties- stupidity, esp. complacent stupidity; smug foolishness
- a fatuous remark, act, etc.
- Archaic idiocy or imbecility
Origin of fatuity
French fatuité from Classical Latin fatuitas from fatuus: see fatuousfatuity
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fatuity
noun
pl. fa·tu·i·ties- Smug stupidity; utter foolishness.
- Something that is utterly stupid or silly.
Origin of fatuity
Latin fatuitās from fatuus silly, foolishTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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