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No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.
Jacques Yves Cousteau

Meaning of "stupidity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STUPIDITY

stupidity  [stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUPIDITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stupidity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STUPIDITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stupidity

Stupidity

Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. Stupidity may be innate, assumed, or reactive – a defence against grief or trauma.

Definition of stupidity in the English dictionary

The definition of stupidity in the dictionary is the quality or state of being stupid. Other definition of stupidity is a stupid act, remark, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUPIDITY


acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
aridity
əˈrɪdɪtɪ
comorbidity
ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
cupidity
kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
fluidity
fluːˈɪdɪtɪ
hispidity
hɪsˈpɪdɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
insipidity
ˌɪnsɪˈpɪdɪtɪ
intrepidity
ˌɪntrɪˈpɪdɪtɪ
invalidity
ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ
limpidity
lɪmˈpɪdɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
rapidity
rəˈpɪdɪtɪ
rigidity
rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
sapidity
səˈpɪdɪtɪ
tepidity
tɛˈpɪdɪtɪ
torpidity
tɔːˈpɪdɪtɪ
turbidity
tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ
vapidity
væˈpɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUPIDITY

stupefaction
stupefactive
stupefied
stupefier
stupefies
stupefy
stupefying
stupefyingly
stupendous
stupendously
stupendousness
stupent
stupid
stupidities
stupidly
stupidness
stupor
stuporous
stuprate
stupration

WORDS THAT END LIKE STUPIDITY

absolute humidity
avidity
face validity
flaccidity
frigidity
gravidity
hyperacidity
lividity
lucidity
modulus of rigidity
nudity
placidity
putridity
rancidity
relative humidity
solidity
superfluidity
timidity
torridity
validity
viscidity

Synonyms and antonyms of stupidity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STUPIDITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stupidity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stupidity

Translation of «stupidity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUPIDITY

Find out the translation of stupidity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stupidity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stupidity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

愚蠢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estupidez
570 millions of speakers

English

stupidity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्खता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغباء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глупость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estupidez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্বুদ্ধিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stupidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebodohan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dummheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愚かさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어리 석음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabodhoan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngu dốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள்தனத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूर्खपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aptallık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stupidità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prostie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλιθιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onnoselheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dumhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dumhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stupidity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STUPIDITY»

The term «stupidity» is very widely used and occupies the 21.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of stupidity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «stupidity».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STUPIDITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stupidity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stupidity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stupidity

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10 QUOTES WITH «STUPIDITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stupidity.
1
Scott Adams
Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel.
2
Scott Adams
You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.
3
Robert Foster Bennett
Stupidity trumps Machiavelli almost every time when you are looking for an explanation.
4
Jello Biafra
Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s.
5
Louise Bogan
Stupidity always accompanies evil. Or evil, stupidity.
6
Napoleon Bonaparte
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
7
Kurt Braunohler
I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my life?' I started to think about why I was a comedian, and then I came up with a reason for existence, which is: inserting absurdity or stupidity into strangers' lives in order to make the world a better place.
8
Jerome Cady
It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.
9
Claude Chabrol
Stupidity is infinitely more fascinating that intelligence. Intelligence has its limits while stupidity has none.
10
Jacques Yves Cousteau
No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUPIDITY»

Discover the use of stupidity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stupidity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stupidity
A section on prolonged and debilitating illness pushes the text to an edge of a corporeal hermeneutics, "at the limits of what the body knows and tells.""--BOOK JACKET.
Avital Ronell, 2002
2
In Search of Stupidity: Over Twenty Years of High Tech ...
Marketing wizard Richard Chapman takes you on a hilarious ride in this book, which is richly illustrated with cartoons and reproductions of many of the actual campaigns used at the time.
Merrill R. (Rick) Chapman, 2006
3
Guilty by Reason of Stupidity
Did Mickey Mouse and Fred Flintstone really cast votes for Ralph Nader? Unbelievable but true tales of more than one hundred court calamities, curiosities, and comical cases. Joel Seidemann's law career spans more than 25 years.
Joel Seidemann, 2008
4
Logical Stupidity - Innovation by Navigating Through Nonsense
So what's your dysfunction? Crank it up and capitalise on it! This book will open your mind to at least 3000 possibilities - or your money back!
Peter Greenwall, 2007
5
Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace Stupidity
The book is filled with hilarious tales of moronic managers, office idiots, stupid shareholders, daft decision-makers, poor planners, and other outstanding examples of cubical klutzes.
Gregory, Leland, 2004
6
The Encyclopaedia Of Stupidity
Matthijs van Boxsel believes that no one is intelligent enough to understand their own stupidity.
Matthijs Van Boxsel, 2005
7
Cruel and Unusual Idiots: Chronicles of Meanness and Stupidity
Inside this collection, Gregory offers more than 275 accounts of human stupidity at its most malicious and peculiar: * In August 2006, 40-year-old Darrel Rodgers was treated at a Bloomington, Indiana, hospital for a self-inflicted gunshot ...
Gregory, Leland, 2009
8
EVOLUTION: A Grand Monument to Human Stupidity
The theory of evolution has changed so much- claiming that humans are closely related genetically to chimps, mice, donkeys, and even fish - that the theory is now a blurred mess masquerading as a scientific fact.
Daniel Jappah, 2007
9
Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of ...
Erudite and razor-sharp, Idiot America is at once an invigorating history lesson, a cutting cultural critique, and a bullish appeal to our smarter selves. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Charles Pierce, 2009
10
The Stupidity Epidemic: Worrying About Students, Schools, ...
This section has offered six reasons why we are so fond of worrying about the Stupidity Epidemic. These reasons can be grouped into three categories. The first three reasons revolve around plausibility; that is, they suggest reasons why our ...
Joel Best, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUPIDITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stupidity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flintoff rues 'stupidity' of boxing match
... there's a fine line between bravery and utter stupidity. The day I decided to climb into a boxing ring for a professional fight was probably on the side of stupidity. «Lancashire Evening Post, Jul 15»
2
Artificial Intelligence + Real Stupidity = The Future?
An example of A.S. might be faulty programming that crashes the U.S. power grid. Seems plausible, almost likely, right? An example of Artificial Super-Stupidity ... «kjrh.com, Jul 15»
3
Engel: Obama Admin Continuing Same ISIS Strategy 'Definition of …
Can the U.S. Continue on its course even when the definition of stupidity, frankly, is continuing on the same course expecting a different result. We may be ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
4
'Stupidity' on Cape Town roads lamented
“This is the type of stupidity that is sadly commonplace on our roads, but for which the authorities take the flak when things go wrong and innocent people lose ... «Independent Online, May 15»
5
Get A Life: Saturated with stupidity
As I was flipping through the channels the other day, I stopped to watch a reality show called “Naked Dating.” Why would I watch it? Mostly because I couldn't ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Apr 15»
6
Pair pleads 'drunken stupidity'
Pair pleads 'drunken stupidity'. Attempted-murder charges dropped after student terrorized. By: Mike McIntyre. Posted: 03/3/2015 3:00 AM | Last Modified: ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Mar 15»
7
Gruber billing referred to Vermont attorney general
Gruber, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, first came under political fire in November for comments he made about "the stupidity of the ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Feb 15»
8
Stewart Rips Paul, Christie, 'Mindful Stupidity' of Liberal Anti-Vaxxers
Jon Stewart tonight tackled the big vaccine debate with equal scorn for Republicans like Rand Paul and “science-denying affluent California liberals.” Stewart ... «Mediaite, Feb 15»
9
MIT professor apologizes for remark on voters
WASHINGTON — Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist who once said passing President Obama's health law depended on “the stupidity of the American voter,” ... «Boston Globe, Dec 14»
10
Jonathan Gruber Called to Testify in House Committee Over …
Notorious MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber, who was caught saying in a video that Democrats counted on the “stupidity of the American voter” to pass ... «TheBlaze.com, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Stupidity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stupidity>. Apr 2024 ».
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