fetuous

Meanings

• adjective

  Marked by or exhibiting childish or juvenile characteristics, especially when inappropriate in adults.

  - "His fetuous behavior was embarrassing at the company dinner."
  - "Despite being in her thirties, she still displayed fetuous tendencies."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fetuous
cheesy , easy , fizzy , sleazy , teasy

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Variants

List of all variants of fetuous that leads to same result
fatuous , fatuously , fatuousness , fatuousnesses

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Etymology

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From Latin fetus 'offspring' + -uous, meaning 'having the quality of'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'fetus' is derived from the Latin word for 'offspring'.

2. The term 'fetal alcohol syndrome' refers to a range of birth defects caused by a mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.

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Related Concepts

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1. juvenile: Related concept: Refers to behavior, actions, or characteristics that are typically associated with children or youth.

2. infantile: Related concept: Refers to behavior, actions, or characteristics that are typically associated with infants.

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How to Memorize "fetuous"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a childish or juvenile behavior, such as a tantrum or playing with toys.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with childish or immature behavior.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Foolish, Embarrassing, Theatrical, Unsuitable, Overgrown, Silly, Unwise, Juvenile, Absurd' (FETUS-JA)'.

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