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Fatuous

adjective/fˈætʃuːəs/

Definition

devoid of intelligence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈætʃuːəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈatʃuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈatʃuːəs/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈætʃuːəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mindless vacuous inane asinine

Word Forms

asininity	noun	the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
fatuousness	noun	a ludicrous folly
fatuity	noun	a ludicrous folly
inanity	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas
mindlessness	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas
vacuousness	noun	indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas
vacuity	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

albern

ohne Intelligenz

🇫🇷French

stupide

dépourvu d'intelligence

🇪🇸Spanish

fatuo

carente de inteligencia

🇮🇹Italian

fatuo

privo di intelligenza

🇳🇱Dutch

dwaas

verstoken van intelligentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

tolo

desprovido de inteligência

🇷🇺Russian

глупый

лишенный интеллекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुद्धिहीन

बुद्धि से रहित

🇧🇩Bengali

মিথ্যা

বুদ্ধিমত্তাহীন

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடிய

புத்திசாலித்தனம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరమైన

తెలివితేటలు లేని

🇮🇳Marathi

फसवे

बुद्धिमत्ता रहित

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપટ

બુદ્ધિથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಂಕಿತ

ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತ್ತೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശോഷിച്ച

ബുദ്ധിയില്ലാത്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਤਕ

ਬੁੱਧੀ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

فضول

ذہانت سے عاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏庸

缺乏智力

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

知性のない

🇰🇷Korean

얼빠진

지능이 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngớ ngẩn

không có trí thông minh

🇹🇭Thai

อ้วน

ไร้สติปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

tanpa kecerdasan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakabaliw

walang katalinuhan

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

tiada kecerdasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخيف

خالي من الذكاء

🇮🇷Persian

فریبنده

خالی از هوش

🇹🇷Turkish

aptal

zekadan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

מגעיל

נטול אינטליגנציה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fatuous'?

The primary meaning of 'fatuous' is 'devoid of intelligence'.

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Using 'fatuous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fatuous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fatuous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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