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fatu

foolish

Related forms: fatu · 4 words in this dictionary

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4 words

Having an intense but often foolish or short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something.

in+fatu+ated

Shared component: fatu · foolish

A very strong feeling of love or admiration for someone or something that is not real or reasonable, especially when it happens suddenly and lasts only a short time.

in+fatu+ation

Shared component: fatu · foolish

To cause someone to have strong, foolish, and often temporary feelings of love or passion for someone or something.

in+fatu+ate

Shared component: fatu · foolish

fatuouslyExtended relation

in a manner that is silly, pointless, or lacking in intelligence.

fatu+ous+ly

Extended relation: fatu · foolish