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. — deniko

    ruГлупость не лечится. — marafon

    deDumm bleibt dumm, da helfen keine Pillen. — Manfredo

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

    ruИз-за твоей глупости мы проиграли. — Hayabusa

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

  4. Stupidity is no excuse.

    ruГлупость - не отговорка. — venticello

  5. 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

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
property of being stupid:
Deutsch
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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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Forms

plural: stupidities
Singularstupidity
Pluralstupidities

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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