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Definition of Fatuity
1. Noun. A ludicrous folly. "The crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
Generic synonyms: Folly, Foolishness, Unwiseness
Derivative terms: Absurd, Fatuous, Fatuous, Silly, Silly
Definition of Fatuity
1. n. Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.
Definition of Fatuity
1. Noun. Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fatuity
1. something foolish or stupid [n -ITIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fatuity
Literary usage of Fatuity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Synonymy: Or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in by Hester Lynch Piozzi (1794)
"... of fatuity—for, if he was, ... fatuity is privation of intellect by the
appointment of God. ..."
2. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1845)
"fatuity of James and profligacy of Jeffreys Stadtholder of the United Provinces.
He therefore gladly listened to the representations of those who had fled ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant: With an Appendix Containing by Robert Hunter, William Guthrie (1876)
"INSANITY AND fatuity.—Insane or fatuous persons (compre- insanity and bending
under the terms insanity and fatuity the various kinds of ..."
4. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1856)
"... and when some allusion was made to the subject, he replied with admirable
fatuity, " II parait que M. Thiers desire beaucoup m'eloigner de Paris. ..."
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