Fatuous and Rational

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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
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Rational is an antonym for fatuous.
Nearby Words: fatuity, fatuousness, fatuously

Rational

Rational adjective - Having the ability to reason.
Usage example: human beings are rational creatures
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Fatuous is an antonym for rational.
Nearby Words: ration, rationalize, rationale, rationalise, rationality
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