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fatuous
This term describes a specific brand of foolishness characterized by a lack of self-awareness. It is not merely about making a mistake or being naive, but rather about exhibiting a smug, complacent confidence in an idea that is obviously vacant or absurd. It carries a strong negative connotation of intellectual emptiness paired with an irritating sense of superiority.
In professional or academic settings, the word is used to dismiss arguments that are not just wrong, but laughably irrelevant. It differs from "silly" in its level of formality and its implication of arrogance; while a child is silly, a pompous official making an absurd claim is fatuous.
Meanings
Examples
His fatuous grin suggested he thought he had won the argument.
Stop making fatuous comments during the board meeting.
It was a fatuous attempt to solve a complex geopolitical crisis with a simple slogan.
Why are you asking such fatuous questions when the answer is obvious?
She dismissed his suggestion as fatuous and poorly conceived.
I cannot believe he had the fatuous confidence to challenge the grandmaster.
I cannot believe he had the fatuous confidence to challenge the grandmaster.
The critic described the movie as a fatuous exercise in style over substance.
What a fatuous idea to think that money alone could fix this disaster.
He stood there with a fatuous expression of self-satisfaction.
He stood there with a fatuous expression of self-satisfaction.