FATUOUS


Meaning of FATUOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-chü-əs, -tyü- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin fatuus foolish

Date: 1633

: complacently or inanely foolish : silly

a fatuous remark

Synonyms: see simple

• fat·u·ous·ly adverb

• fat·u·ous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.