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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From {{der|en|la|fatuus||foolish, silly, simple}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈfæt.ju.əs/|a=RP}} |
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===Adjective=== |
===Adjective=== |
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# Obnoxiously [[stupid]] |
# Obnoxiously [[stupid]]; vacantly silly; content in one's [[foolishness]]. |
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#* {{quote-text|en|year=2004|author=Frank Tallis|title=Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness|page=46 |
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|passage=A '''fatuous''' love affair can easily result in a '''fatuous''' marriage. A couple who hardly know each other and, indeed, may not even really like each other, make a commitment that has little chance of being honoured.}} |
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#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2020 December 2|author=Christian Wolmar|title=Wales offers us glimpse of an integrated transport policy|journal=Rail|page=56|text=While much publicity is given to '''fatuous''' 'reversing Beeching' ideas, the reality is that the real investment is focused on expanding the road network - [...].}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|глу́пав|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|bg|безсми́слен|sc=Cyrl}} |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|глу́пав|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|bg|безсми́слен|sc=Cyrl}} |
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* Chinese: |
* Chinese: |
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*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|愚笨|tr=yúbèn |
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|愚笨|tr=yúbèn}}, {{t+|cmn|蠢|tr=chǔn de|alt=蠢的}}, {{t+|cmn|愚昧|tr=yúmèi}} |
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* Dutch: {{t+|nl|dwaas}}, {{t+|nl|onwijs}} |
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|dwaas}}, {{t+|nl|onwijs}} |
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* Estonian: {{t|et|kohtlane}} |
* Estonian: {{t|et|kohtlane}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|älytön}} |
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|älytön}}, {{t+|fi|typerä}} |
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* French: {{t+|fr|imbécile}}, {{t+|fr|stupide}}, {{t+|fr|niais}} |
* French: {{t+|fr|imbécile}}, {{t+|fr|stupide}}, {{t+|fr|niais}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|töricht}}, {{t+|de|albern}} |
* German: {{t+|de|töricht}}, {{t+|de|albern}} |
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{{trans-mid}} |
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* Greek: {{t+|el|ανόητος|m|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|κουτός|m|sc=Grek}} |
* Greek: {{t+|el|ανόητος|m|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|κουτός|m|sc=Grek}} |
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ostoba}}, {{t+|hu|balga}}, {{t+|hu|dőre}}, {{t+|hu|oktalan}}, {{t+|hu|oktondi}} |
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* Irish: {{t|ga|baoth}}, {{t|ga|díchéillí}}, {{t|ga|amadánta}}, {{t|ga|baothánta}} |
* Irish: {{t|ga|baoth}}, {{t|ga|díchéillí}}, {{t|ga|amadánta}}, {{t|ga|baothánta}} |
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* Italian: {{t+|it|fatuo}} |
* Italian: {{t+|it|fatuo}} |
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja|愚か|tr=おろかな, oroka na|alt=愚かな|sc=Jpan}} |
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|愚か|tr=おろかな, oroka na|alt=愚かな|sc=Jpan}} |
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* Latin: {{t|la|fatuus}} |
* Latin: {{t|la|fatuus}}, {{t+|la|stultus}} |
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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|глу́пав}}, {{t|mk|бе́смислен}} |
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* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|sennlooss}} |
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* Polish: {{t+|pl|głupi}}, {{t+|pl|niedorzeczny}} |
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fátuo}} |
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fátuo}} |
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|глу́пый}}, {{t+|ru|дура́цкий}}, {{t+|ru|бессмы́сленный}} |
* Russian: {{t+|ru|глу́пый}}, {{t+|ru|дура́цкий}}, {{t+|ru|бессмы́сленный}} |
Latest revision as of 10:14, 2 June 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfæt.ju.əs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs/
Adjective
[edit]fatuous (comparative more fatuous, superlative most fatuous)
- Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
- 2004, Frank Tallis, Love Sick: Love as a Mental Illness, page 46:
- A fatuous love affair can easily result in a fatuous marriage. A couple who hardly know each other and, indeed, may not even really like each other, make a commitment that has little chance of being honoured.
- 2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 56:
- While much publicity is given to fatuous 'reversing Beeching' ideas, the reality is that the real investment is focused on expanding the road network - [...].
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness
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