STUPIDITY


Meaning of STUPIDITY in English

st(y)üˈpidəd.ē, -dətē, -i noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle French stupidité, from Latin stupiditat-, stupiditas, from stupidus + -itat-, -itas -ity

1. : the quality or state of being stupid

induced more by sudden alarm, coupled with blindness and stupidity — James Stevenson-Hamilton

2. : a stupid idea or act

was keeping a diary of the captain's stupidities — Joanna Spencer

tensions that lead to the stupidities of war — P.S.Henshaw

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.