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. — deniko
ruГлупость не лечится. — marafon
deDumm bleibt dumm, da helfen keine Pillen. — Manfredo
Thanks to your stupidity, we lost the game.
ruИз-за твоей глупости мы проиграли. — Hayabusa
There's a fine line between genius and stupidity.
Stupidity is no excuse.
ruГлупость - не отговорка. — venticello
Is there a cure for stupidity?
Чи є засіб від дурості? — rmdas
ruСуществует ли лекарство от глупости? — Biga
deGibt es eine Heilung für Dummheit? — Malko66
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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| Plural | stupidities |
regular
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