STUPIDITY

stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility

(noun) a stupid mistake

stupidity

(noun) a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stupidity (countable and uncountable, plural stupidities)

(uncountable) The property of being stupid.

(countable) An act that is stupid.

Synonyms

• dumbness

• unintelligence

• idiocy

Source: Wiktionary


Stu*pid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. stupiditas: cf. F. stupidité.]

1. The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.] A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear. Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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