noun
stupidity
styoo-PIH-dih-tee
noun
1
The quality of being unintelligent or unwise.
"The whole plan was a monument to stupidity."
2
A foolish act or remark.
"Forgetting the passports was one of my greater stupidities."
How to Use Stupidity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of being stupid, or a specific foolish act.
Common pairings
sheer stupidity
act of stupidity
Word Forms
stupidities plural
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Etymology
From Latin stupiditas, built from stupidus ("stupid") plus the noun-forming suffix -itas.