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FATUOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fatuousness mean?
• FATUOUSNESS (noun)
The noun FATUOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. a ludicrous folly
Familiarity information: FATUOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ludicrous folly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
absurdity; fatuity; fatuousness; silliness
Context example:
the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior
Hypernyms ("fatuousness" is a kind of...):
folly; foolishness; unwiseness (the trait of acting stupidly or rashly)
Derivation:
fatuous (extremely silly or stupid)
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