absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness
(noun) a ludicrous folly; “the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown’s behavior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fatuity (countable and uncountable, plural fatuities)
Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.
Something fatuous; a stupid idea or utterance.
Source: Wiktionary
Fa*tu"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. fatuitas, fr. fatuus foolish: cf. F. fatuité Cf. Fatuous.]
Definition: Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity. Those many forms of popular fatuity. I Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
