Synonyms for fatuous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fach-oo-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfætʃ u əs

Top 10 synonyms for fatuous

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Définition of fatuous

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

adj stupid

Example sentences :

None but she would have been guilty of the fatuous vulgarity of "Italian nobility."
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

“You sure will,” agreed Toby, with one of his fatuous grins.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

Instead of fatuous felicity, their faces suggested disappointment.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

It is fatuous to develop one division at the expense of the other.
Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.

She said ‘Yes’ to him only for the sake of that fatuous, swindling father of hers.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

Is Bronson Vandeman a fatuous fool; or does he take me for one?
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

She had no compunctions at all—but he was in the fatuous stage, drugged by his own imaginings.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

She said “Yes” to him only for the sake of that fatuous, swindling father of hers.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

His smile was dry and full of cunning, but his laugh was fatuous.
Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray

We should be quixotic and fatuous indeed if we attempted anything of the kind.
Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo

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