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1 fatuo
fatuo agg.1 ( sciocco) fatuous, foolish, inane* * *['fatuo]2)fuoco fatuo — ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp
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2 melenso
melenso agg.1 (goffo) dull, slow (-witted); (fam.) dopey: che tipo melenso è il tuo amico!, what a dull fellow your friend is!2 (insulso) fatuous, inane: parole melense, fatuous words; romanzo melenso, inane (o fatuous) novel.◆ s.m. simpleton, (fam.) dope: sei proprio un melenso!, what a simpleton you are!* * *[me'lɛnso]1) (tardo) silly spreg.2) (stucchevole) sappy, mawkish spreg.* * *melenso/me'lεnso/1 (tardo) silly spreg.2 (stucchevole) sappy, mawkish spreg. -
3 insulsaggine
insulsaggine s.f.1 silliness, stupidity, idiocy; insipidity, dullness; inanity, fatuity: il suo comportamento era di una tale insulsaggine che stupì tutti, his behaviour was so silly (o fatuous) that it left everybody stupefied2 (cosa insulsa) nonsense, rot, (fam.) bull: dire insulsaggini, to talk nonsense; i suoi articoli sono pieni di insulsaggini, his articles are full of nonsense (o bilge).* * *[insul'saddʒine]sostantivo femminile1) (di libro, idea) banality; (di chiacchiere) vapidity2) (cosa insulsa) nonsense U* * *insulsaggine/insul'saddʒine/sostantivo f.1 (di libro, idea) banality; (di chiacchiere) vapidity2 (cosa insulsa) nonsense U. -
4 insulso
fig ( privo di vivacità) dull( vacuo) inane( sciocco) silly* * *insulso agg. (fig.) silly, stupid, idiotic; insipid, dull; inane, fatuous: uno scherzo insulso, a silly joke; un uomo insulso, a dull (o silly) man; parole insulse, inane words.* * *[in'sulso]1) (banale) [film, libro, idea] insipid, banal; [ chiacchiere] vapid2) (insignificante) [ persona] insipid, dull* * *insulso/in'sulso/1 (banale) [film, libro, idea] insipid, banal; [ chiacchiere] vapid2 (insignificante) [ persona] insipid, dull. -
5 fatuo agg
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См. также в других словарях:
Fatuous — Fat u*ous, a. [L. fatuus.] 1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish; fatuitous. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Without reality; illusory, like the ignis fatuus. [1913 Webster] Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth. Danham. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatuous — I adjective absurd, absurdly foolish, addled, asinine, brainless, deficient in reason, destitute of reason, dumb, fatuitous, fatuus, foolish, idiotic, ill advised, illogical, imbecilic, inane, incapable of managing one s own affairs, inept,… … Law dictionary
fatuous — c.1600, from L. fatuus foolish, insipid, silly; of uncertain origin (Buck suggests originally “stricken” in the head). Related: Fatuously; fatuousness … Etymology dictionary
fatuous — asinine, silly, foolish, *simple Analogous words: idiotic, imbecile, moronic (see corresponding nouns at FOOL): *fond, infatuated, besotted, insensate Antonyms: sensible Contrasted words: sane, prudent, judicious, *wise, sage, sapient … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fatuous — [adj] stupid absurd, asinine, birdbrained*, boneheaded*, brainless*, dense, dull, foolish, idiotic, imbecile, inane, insensate, jerky*, lamebrained*, ludicrous, lunatic, mad, mindless, moronic, puerile, sappy, silly, simple, vacuous, witless;… … New thesaurus
fatuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ silly and pointless. DERIVATIVES fatuity noun (pl. fatuities) fatuously adverb fatuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin fatuus foolish … English terms dictionary
fatuous — [fach′o͞o əs] adj. [L fatuus, foolish < IE base * bhāt , to strike > BATTER1] 1. complacently stupid or inane; silly; foolish 2. Archaic like an ignis fatuus; illusory; unreal SYN. SILLY fatuously adv. fatuousness n … English World dictionary
fatuous — [[t]fæ̱tʃuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person, action, or remark as fatuous, you think that they are extremely silly, showing a lack of intelligence or thought. [FORMAL] The Chief was left speechless by this fatuous remark.… … English dictionary
fatuous — adjective Etymology: Latin fatuus foolish Date: 1633 complacently or inanely foolish ; silly < a fatuous remark > Synonyms: see simple • fatuously adverb • fatuousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fatuous — adjective /ˈfæt.ju.əs,ˈfætʃ.u.əs/ Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in ones foolishness. To compare the intelligence levels of men and women is itself fatuous. Syn: childish, imbecilic, inane, insipid, puerile … Wiktionary
fatuous — See foolish. See foolish, fatuous … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
