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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfatuel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fa.tɥɛl/
"Ses remarques fatuelles ont agacé tout le monde."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Silly and pointless; devoid of intelligence or serious thought.
"Her fatuous comments during the serious board meeting frustrated all the executives." - 2
Tending to be misleadingly illusory or vacant.
"He pursued the fatuous goal of getting rich overnight through lottery tickets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'fatuus', meaning foolish or silly, which likely traces back to an older Indo-European root related to speaking idly or babbling. The word entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its classical connotation of complacently foolish, idly silly, or illusory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fatuous" is said worldwide
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fatuel
Transliteration: /fa.tɥɛl/
"Ses remarques fatuelles ont agacé tout le monde."
albern
Transliteration: /ˈalbɐn/
"Seine albernen Bemerkungen passten nicht zum ernsten Thema."
fatuo
Transliteration: /ˈfa.tu.o/
"Le sue promesse erano del tutto fatue."
fatuo
Transliteration: /ˈfa.twa/
"Sus comentarios fatuos arruinaron la discusión seria."
fatuo
Transliteration: /ˈfa.tu.u/
Script: fátuo
"Ele fez comentários fátuos sobre um assunto tão sério."
मूर्खतापूर्ण
Transliteration: mūrkhatāpūrṇa
"उसकी मूर्खतापूर्ण टिप्पणियों ने सभी को नाराज़ कर दिया।"
愚蠢的
Transliteration: yúchǔn de
"他在严肃会议上发表了愚蠢的言论。"
얼빠진
Transliteration: eolppajin
"그의 얼빠진 소리는 회의 분위기를 망쳤다."
愚昧な
Transliteration: gumai na
"彼の愚昧な発言が会議の雰囲気を壊した。"
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