fatuity
noun
fa·tu·i·ty
fə-ˈtü-ə-tē 
fa-,
-ˈchü-
-ˈtyü-
plural fatuities
1
a
: something foolish or stupid
b
2
archaic
: the condition of being affected with intellectual disability or dementia
Examples of fatuity in a Sentence
the fatuity of these policies
politicians exchanging fatuities about the need for campaign reform
Recent Examples on the Web
Despite the fatuity of the arguments being posited by the ESG critics, the investment industry is running scared.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
Molière escapes fatuity with his candor that what restores a universe unbalanced by intellectual obsession is, most often, normal erotic appetite.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2022
Their work, in and out of power, is to dress up the atavistic avarice and self-serving fatuity of the wealthy people who fund and shape conservative politics as an ideology.
—David Roth, The New Republic, 9 June 2020
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
Molière escapes fatuity with his candor that what restores a universe unbalanced by intellectual obsession is, most often, normal erotic appetite.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2022
Their work, in and out of power, is to dress up the atavistic avarice and self-serving fatuity of the wealthy people who fund and shape conservative politics as an ideology.
—David Roth, The New Republic, 9 June 2020
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“Fatuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatuity. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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