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stupidity

[ stoo-pid-i-tee, styoo- ]

/ stuˈpɪd ɪ ti, styu- /

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noun, plural stu·pid·i·ties for 2.

the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.

a stupid act, notion, speech, etc.

Origin of stupidity

1535–45; < Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid(us) stupid + -itās -ity

Words nearby stupidity

stupefaction, stupefactive, stupefy, stupendous, stupid, stupidity, stupor, sturbridge, sturdy, sturge-weber syndrome, sturgeon

Example sentences from the Web for stupidity

His book, Idiot America: How Stupidity Became A Virtue In The Land Of The Free, will be published in June by Broadway Books.

Football, Hold the Stuffing |Charles P. Pierce |November 26, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
Stupidity is not the proper word at all; you should say carelessness, thoughtlessness.

Monsieur Lecoq, v.1 |Emile Gaboriau
Stupidity I say, because if they had waited for the Dust-pan Bill, they would have had our fleet entire.

The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore" |R. D. Blackmore
Stupidity is as great as the ocean; everything finds a place in it.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski

For he came, this rare old soul, of all places in the world, from the Town of Stupidity.

Bunyan Characters (Second Series) |Alexander Whyte
Stupidity wishing to simulate this, would make a broad movement.

Delsarte System of Oratory |Various

British Dictionary definitions for stupidity

stupidity

/ (stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the quality or state of being stupid

a stupid act, remark, etc