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JadziaDax · 10-30-2003, 02:30 AM

The Word of the Day for October 30 is:

fatuous • \FATCH-oo-us\ • (adjective) complacently or inanely foolish; silly

A little more information about today’s word:
"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 fools 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" descendant that 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.

My sentence:
No matter what I said to her, Jessy just sat there regarding me with a fatuous smile.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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10-30-2003, 02:30 AM	#108 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day October 30 The Word of the Day for October 30 is: fatuous • \FATCH-oo-us\ • (adjective) complacently or inanely foolish; silly A little more information about today’s word: "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 fools 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" descendant that 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. My sentence: No matter what I said to her, Jessy just sat there regarding me with a fatuous smile. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?