fatuousness
noun[U]
uk/ˈfætʃ.u.əs.nəs/us/ˈfætʃ.u.əs.nəs/thequalityof beingstupid, notcorrect, or notcarefullythoughtabout:
Withastonishingfatuousness, hedefendedhisactions.
Sheemphasizedthe fatuousness of hisclaim.
See
fatuous
- Hecriticizedtheessentialfatuousness of thewholeproject.
- With hissocialclimbing,braggingandall-roundfatuousness, he'sutterlyloathsome.
- I neverceaseto beamazedby the fatuousness ofpopularculturein thiscountry.
Stupid and silly behaviour
- antics
- buffoonery
- dottiness
- dumbness
- folly
- frivolousness
- fruit loopery
- game
- idiocy
- imprudence
- ludicrousness
- madness
- mindlessness
- oafishness
- obtuseness
- puerility
- screwball
- the games (that) people playidiom
- tomfoolery
- vacuousness