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fatuousness

noun

as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment the sheer fatuousness of the theory precludes any serious discussion

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  1. insanity
  2. madness
  3. simplicity
  4. absurdity
  5. preposterousness
  6. unwisdom
Noun
  • But this is preposterous, this is insanity, this is the very essence of bedlam.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The need for any person to openly brandish a sidearm or a person to carry an assault rifle on his shoulder is absolute insanity.
    — Dan Sweeney, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of insanity
Noun
  • The idea of building a powerful machine without such safeguards was madness.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Buffalo Bills games are Disney World for NFL tailgating debauchery, but there's a method to the madness.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of madness
Noun
  • Much like Dear Donna at day, the menu aims for simplicity and brevity, approachability and warm sentimentality.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a charmingly old-school simplicity to the proceedings.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • As the interviewer, Clark had a responsibility to identify the absurdity of the claim.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The release might be pleasure, humour, violence, absurdity, beauty, desire.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • Boy stuff and the preposterousness of it all.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Italian football is compelling in its sheer unpredictability, the sweep of its beauty and preposterousness on so many levels.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Definition of preposterousness
Noun
  • Even at the outset of Covid-19, the unwisdom of lockdowns guided mainstream epidemiology.
    — Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.
    — Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
Definition of unwisdom
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“Fatuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatuousness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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