fatuity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a ludicrous folly
    silliness; absurdity; fatuousness.
    • the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior

WordNet

Fa*tu"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. fatuitas, fr. fatuus foolish: cf. F. fatuité Cf. Fatuous.
Definitions
  1. Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.
    Those many forms of popular fatuity. I Taylor.

Webster 1913