Definition
Resembling or somewhat like fatuous behavior; having qualities that seem foolish or senseless.
Etymology
From Latin 'fatuus' (foolish) plus the suffix '-oid' (resembling, like), creating an adjective meaning 'fatuous-like' or 'fatuous-resembling'.
Kelly Says
The '-oid' suffix appears in scientific and clinical terms to mean 'resembling but not exactly'—like humanoid (resembling human) or paranoid (resembling paranoia), making 'fatuoid' a learned way to describe quasi-foolish behavior.
Translations
CACatalà
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
CSČeština
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
DADansk
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
DEDeutsch
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
ELΕλληνικά
φτωχός
ftoh-hos
ESEspañol
fatuoso
fa-too-oh-soh
FISuomi
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
FRFrançais
fatuoïde
fa-too-oid
HUMagyar
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
IDBahasa Indonesia
bodoh
bo-doh
ITItaliano
fatuoide
fa-too-oy-deh
KO한국어
어리석은
eo-ri-seuk-eun
MSBahasa Melayu
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
NLNederlands
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
NONorsk
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
PLPolski
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
PTPortuguês
fatuoide
fa-too-oy-deh
RORomână
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
SVSvenska
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
SWKiswahili
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
TAதமிழ்
குழந்தை
koo-zhand-tai
TEతెలుగు
మందగించిన
man-da-gin-chin
TRTürkçe
fatuoid
fa-too-oyt
UKУкраїнська
дурний
door-nee
VITiếng Việt
ngu ngốc
ngoo ngohk