stupidity
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stupidity
- /stjuːˈpɪdɪti/ UK
- /stuˈpɪdɪti/ US
Rhymes with -ɪdɪti
Where it comes from
From Latin stupiditātem, accusative of Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid + -ity.
noun stupidities · stupidité
- The property of being stupid. I suppose you can put it down to gross stupidity, but that's not much of an excuse.
- An act that is stupid. Jimmy's stupidity cost him his car.
Similar: dumbness, idiocy, schmuckiness, stupidicy, unintelligence · Opposite: intelligence
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: foolishness, folly, imbecility, betise, stupid, idiocy, weak, madness, blunder, hebetude, absurdity, dumb, nonsense, ineptitude, recklessness, unconsciousness
noun
Similar: dumbness, idiocy, schmuckiness, stupidicy, unintelligence · Opposite: intelligence
Translations
Every language
noun property of being stupid
| Español | estupidez, burricie, tontería, cretinez, bobada, necedad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 愚蠢 yúchǔn |
| Kiswahili | ujinga |
| Português | estupidez, burrice |
| Français | stupidité, idiotie |
| Deutsch | Dummheit |
| Italiano | stupidità |
| Română | stupiditate, prostie, tâmpenie |
| Русский | глу́пость glúpostʹ, ту́пость túpostʹ, ду́рость dúrostʹ |
| العربية | غَبَاء ḡabāʔ, غَبَاوَة ḡabāwa, بَلَاهَة balāha |
| עברית | טיפשות, טִפְּשׁוּת tipshút |
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