2020-09-30 ศัพท์ ที่มักสับสน ชุด F – Foolish & fatuous

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ออกเสียง “Foolish” = ‘FOO-lish’

ออกเสียง “Fatuous” = ‘FACH-oo-uhs’

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SYNONYM STUDY FOR FOOLISH

Foolish, fatuous, silly, inane, stupid, asinine

imply weakness of intellect and lack of judgment.

Foolish implies lack of common senseor good judgment or, sometimes, weakness of mind: a foolish decision; The child seems foolish.

Fatuous implies being not onlyfoolish, dull, and vacant in mind, but complacent and highly self-satisfied as well: fatuous and self-important; fatuous answers.

Silly denotes extreme and conspicuous foolishness; it may also refer to pointlessness of jokes, remarks, etc.: silly and senseless behavior; a perfectly silly statement.

Inane applies to silliness that isnotably lacking in content, sense, or point: inane questions that leave one no reply.

Stupid implies natural slowness or dullness of intellect, or, sometimes, a benumbed or dazed state of mind; it is also used to mean foolish or silly: well-meaning but stupid; rendered stupid by a blow; It is stupid to do such a thing.

Asinine originally meant like an ass; it applies to witlessly stupid conversation or conduct and suggests a lack of social grace or perception: He failed to notice the reaction to his asinine remarks.

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for fatuous

SIMPLE, FOOLISH, SILLY, FATUOUS, ASININE

mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence.

SIMPLE implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. considered people simple who had trouble with computers

FOOLISH implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. foolish stunts

SILLY suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. the silly antics of revelers

FATUOUS implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. fatuous conspiracy theories

ASININE suggests utter and contemptible failure to use normal rationality or perception. an asinine plot

What is the origin of infatuated?

When we speak of someone being infatuated it very often is in relationship to that person having seemingly taken leave of his or her senses, especially in a romantic context (“he was so infatuated that he could not remember what day of the week it was”).

This is fitting, as the word shares an originwith the word fatuous, which means complacently or inanely foolish. Both words come from the Latin fatuus (“foolish”), although fatuous is not often used in the romantic contexts in which we find infatuate. When used with a preposition infatuated is typically followed by with.

Did You Know?

I am two fools, I know, / For loving, and for saying so / In whining Poetry, wrote John Donne, simultaneously confessing to both infatuation and fatuousness.

As any love-struck fool can attest, infatuation can make buffoons of the best of us. So, it should come as no surprise that the words "fatuous" and "infatuation" derive from the same Latin root, fatuus, which means "foolish." Both terms have been part of English since the 17th century. "Infatuation" followed the earlier verb "infatuate," a "fatuus" descendantthat once meant "to make foolish" but that now usually means"to inspire with a foolish love or admiration." "Fatuous" came directly from "fatuus." It's been used in English to describe the foolish and inane since at least 1633.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for foolish

SIMPLE, FOOLISH, SILLY, FATUOUS, ASININE

mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence.

SIMPLE implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort. considered people simple who had trouble with computers

FOOLISH implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense. foolish stunts

SILLY suggests failure to act as a rational being especially by ridiculous behavior. the silly antics of revelers

FATUOUS implies foolishness, inanity, and disregard of reality. fatuous conspiracy theories

ASININE suggests utter and contemptible failure

to use normal rationality or perception. an asinine plot