Antonyms for fatuousness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fach-oo-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfætʃ u əs

Definition of fatuousness

Origin : c.1600, from Latin fatuus "foolish, insipid, silly;" of uncertain origin (Buck suggests originally "stricken" in the head). Related: Fatuously; fatuousness.

As in stupidity : noun dullness of mind
As in idiocy : noun utter stupidity

Example sentences :

He believes in his own tolerance, which is merely his fatuousness.
Extract from : « G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study » by Julius West

Dave asked with a fatuousness that still further irritated him.
Extract from : « The Best Psychic Stories » by Various

The fatuousness of forethought had seldom been evinced more ironically.
Extract from : « Two on a Tower » by Thomas Hardy

They were greatly assisted by the fatuousness of the Democrats.
Extract from : « Lincoln » by Nathaniel Wright Stephenson

Then wrap it up in a blanket of humour, sprinkle with fatuousness, and serve cold.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, August 16, 1890 » by Various

This is neither pride nor fatuousness on my part; it is a sort of intuition that comes to me, I think, from Heaven above.
Extract from : « Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo » by Louis Guimbaud

Instead of breaking, as the bosses—with the fatuousness of Nero—had hoped, the picket became more intense and more effective.
Extract from : « Comrade Yetta » by Albert Edwards

With the fatuousness of a weak man cornered, he clung to unimportant details.
Extract from : « Openings in the Old Trail » by Bret Harte

One other partial concession is made in a passage sublime in its fatuousness.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 13, 1894 » by Various

Synonyms for fatuousness

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