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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.

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Origin of stupidity

1535–45; < Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid(us) stupid + -itās -ity
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British Dictionary definitions for stupidity

stupidity

/ (stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the quality or state of being stupid
a stupid act, remark, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for stupidity

stupidity

n.

1540s, "want of intelligence," from Latin stupiditas, from stupidus (see stupid). It also at various times meant "lack of feeling or emotion" (1560s); "stupor; numbness" (c.1600).

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