Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The property of being stupid.

    I suppose you can put it down to gross stupidity, but that's not much of an excuse.

    Dummheit

    глу́постьglúpostʹ, ту́постьtúpostʹ, ду́ростьdúrostʹ

    ду́рістьdúristʹ, глу́пствоhlúpstvo, глупо́таhlupóta

    a stupid mistake

  2. (countable)An act that is stupid.

    Jimmy's stupidity cost him his car.

    Dummheit

    глу́постьglúpostʹ

Examples

121 sentences
  1. There's no cure for stupidity.

    Ідіотизм не лікується.

    ruГлупость не лечится.

    deDumm bleibt dumm, da helfen keine Pillen.

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  2. Thanks to your stupidity, we lost the game.

    ruИз-за твоей глупости мы проиграли.

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  3. There's a fine line between genius and stupidity.

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  4. Stupidity is no excuse.

    ruГлупость - не отговорка.

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  5. Is there a cure for stupidity?

    Чи є засіб від дурості?

    ruСуществует ли лекарство от глупости?

    deGibt es eine Heilung für Dummheit?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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property of being stupid:
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property of being stupid:

Origin

From Latin stupiditātem, accusative of Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid + -ity.

From Latin stupiditātem, accusative of Latin stupiditās, equivalent to stupid + -ity.

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