What does fatuous mean?

fatuous means "extremely silly or stupid".

How many syllables are in fatuous?

fatuous has 3 syllables: fat-u-ous. The stress falls on "fat". In IPA it is /ˈfætʃəwəs/.

What is another word for fatuous?

Close synonyms include asinine, inane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fatuous a common word?

fatuous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

fatuous — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
extremely silly or stupid
Synonymsasinine inane
Similarstupid

Questions about fatuous

What does fatuous mean?: fatuous means "extremely silly or stupid".
How many syllables are in fatuous?: fatuous has 3 syllables: fat-u-ous. The stress falls on "fat". In IPA it is /ˈfætʃəwəs/.
What is another word for fatuous?: Close synonyms include asinine, inane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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