fatuity
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.fa·tu·ity
noun \fə-ˈtü-ət-ē, fa-, -ˈchü-, -ˈtyü-\ plural fa·tu·ities
Definition of FATUITY
1
a : something foolish or stupid b : stupidity, foolishness
2
archaic : imbecility, dementia
See Examples of FATUITY
- the fatuity of these policies
- politicians exchanging fatuities about the need for campaign reform
Origin of FATUITY
Middle French fatuité foolishness, from Latin fatuitat-, fatuitas, from fatuus
First Known Use: 1538
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