fatuous

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fatuous

(adjective)

Meaning

silly and pointless

Example

"The fatuous comments made during the meeting were met with silence."

Synonyms

foolishabsurdsilly

Antonyms

wisesensible

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'fatuus', meaning foolish.
Related word forms
  • noun: fatuity
  • adverb: fatuously

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