The difference between Fatuous and Puerile
When used as adjectives, fatuous means obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness, whereas puerile means childish.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fatuous and Puerile
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Fatuous as an adjective:
Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness.
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Puerile as an adjective:
Childish; trifling; silly.
Examples:
"synonyms: juvenile silly trifling"
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Puerile as an adjective:
Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; compare .