stupidity
The property of being stupidThe property of being stupid.
» There's no cure for stupidity.
Dumm bleibt dumm, da helfen keine Pillen.
Глупость не лечится.
Дурака учить, что мёртвого лечить.
От глупости нет лекарства.
Ідіотизм не лікується.
Meaning
2 senses(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
(countable)An act that is stupid.
Jimmy's stupidity cost him his car.
Dummheit
глу́постьglúpostʹ
Examples
121 sentencesThere's no cure for stupidity.
Ідіотизм не лікується.
ruГлупость не лечится.
deDumm bleibt dumm, da helfen keine Pillen.
Thanks to your stupidity, we lost the game.
ruИз-за твоей глупости мы проиграли.
There's a fine line between genius and stupidity.
Stupidity is no excuse.
ruГлупость - не отговорка.
Is there a cure for stupidity?
Чи є засіб від дурості?
ruСуществует ли лекарство от глупости?
deGibt es eine Heilung für Dummheit?
Translations
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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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Forms
plural: stupidities| Singular | stupidity |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- a stupid mistake:betisefollyfoolishnessimbecility
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable