fatuous

Meaning

Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.

Synonyms

inane

foolish

asinine

vacuous

senseless

mindless

witless

imbecile

silly

goofy

airheaded

harebrained

idiotic

incipient

inept

insensate

ludicrous

meshuga

moron

nitwitted

nonsensical

oafish

sappy

sottish

spoony

stupid

unwise

dull-minded

slap-happy

without purpose

be silly

without intellect

addled

shit-for-brains

banal

blithering

brainless

cockamamie

crass

daffy

daft

dull

dumb

fool

Translations

stupide

fatuo

albern

niais

ανόητος

töricht

ahmak

aptal

imbécile

dumm

dom

illusorisch

onzinnig

dwaas

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfæt.ju.əs/

Etymology

From Latin fatuus (“foolish, silly, simple”).