stupidity

Pronunciation: /stuˈpɪdɪti/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
  2. noun a stupid mistake

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
inability
Narrower (hyponyms)
folly, denseness, vacuousness, dullness, retardation
Opposite (antonyms)
intelligence

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