Fatuous
Fatuous adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little
Harebrained and fatuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harebrained" instead an adjective "Fatuous".
Harebrained
Harebrained adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.
Usage example: the movie follows the harebrained antics of a pair of stoners who seem incapable of growing up
Fatuous and harebrained are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fatuous" instead an adjective "Harebrained".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stupid and fatuous
- stupid and harebrained
- foolish and fatuous
- foolish and harebrained
- frivolous and fatuous
- frivolous and harebrained
- crazy and fatuous
- crazy and harebrained
- silly and fatuous
- silly and harebrained
- senseless and fatuous
- senseless and harebrained
- absurd and fatuous
- absurd and harebrained
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