Fatuous and Simple

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

Simple is a synonym for fatuous in stupid topic. In some cases you can use "Simple" instead an adjective "Fatuous", when it comes to topics like mindless.

Nearby Words: fatuity, fatuousness, fatuously

Simple

Simple adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: don't be so quick to characterize people who have trouble with computers as simple

Fatuous is a synonym for simple in mindless topic. Sometimes you can use "Fatuous" instead an adjective "Simple".

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