English Explanatory Dictionary

fatuous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæt.ju.əs/ /ˈfæ.tʃu.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fatuous.wav

Word forms

fatuous more fatuous most fatuous

Etymology

From Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).

Synonyms

vacuous addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded Boeotian boneheaded boofheaded braindead brainless bubbleheaded buffle-headed bullet-headed cerebrally challenged childish chowderheaded chuckleheaded crackbrained cretinous daft dense dented dim-bulb dim-headed dim-witted dim doltish dopey dozy drowsy dull-headed dull-minded dull-witted dull dumber than a box of rocks dumb dunderheaded empty-headed fatheaded feeble-minded flea-brained foolish fuzzy-headed fuzzy-minded goofy half-brained half-witted hammer-headed idiotic ignorant imbecilic inane insipid intellectually challenged knuckleheaded

Related words

fatuity fatuously fatuousness infatuate

Derived words

unfatuous
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