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. foolishness
  6. preposterousness
  7. unwisdom
Noun
  • Colt did not have any signs of insanity, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, Richards said.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • This case involved a client who, after years of competency litigation, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state forensic hospital.
    — Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Definition of insanity
Noun
  • Their win was a victory for method over the madness that always threatened to be Argentina’s undoing.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Only readers can stop this madness, by turning their attention elsewhere.
    — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of madness
Noun
  • Apple's Bob Borchers emphasized the plan's simplicity and flexibility for customers.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But Morton chafes against such stark and incriminating simplicity.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • All of this absurdity is underscored by the fact that James chose the Sixers.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • All sorts of factors—religious fervor, drug trips, the absurdities of aging—an unmoor a person’s mind and spirit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • The popular Instagram page @touronsofnationalparks is known for spotlighting the foolishness of people in national parks.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of foolishness
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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