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stu⋅pid⋅i⋅ty

  [stoo-pid-i-tee, styoo-]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
2. a stupid act, notion, speech, etc.
Origin:
1535–45; < L stupiditās, equiv. to stupid(us) stupid + -itās -ity
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stu·pid·i·ty   (stōō-pĭd'ĭ-tē, styōō-)   
n.   pl. stu·pid·i·ties
  1. The quality or condition of being stupid.
  2. A stupid act, remark, or idea.
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Stupidity

Stu*pid"i*ty\, n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F. stupidit['e].]

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.
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