stupidity

[ stoo-pid-i-tee, styoo- ]
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noun,plural stu·pid·i·ties for 2.
  1. the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.

  2. a stupid act, notion, speech, etc.

Origin of stupidity

1
1535–45; <Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid(us) stupid + -itās-ity

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British Dictionary definitions for stupidity

stupidity

/ (stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the quality or state of being stupid

  2. a stupid act, remark, etc

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