2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Stupidity — est le premier album live du groupe britannique de pub rock Dr. Feelgood sorti en septembre 1976. Il se classe à la première place des charts en Grande Bretagne. Les sept premiers titres (la face A de l édition vinyle) ont été enregistrés à… … Wikipédia en Français
stupidity — index opacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stupidity — 1540s, “want of intelligence,” from L. stupiditas, from stupidus (see STUPID (Cf. stupid)). It also at various times meant “lack of feeling or emotion” (1560s); “stupor; numbness” (c.1600) … Etymology dictionary
stupidity — [sto͞o pid′ə tē, styo͞opid′ə tē] n. [L stupiditas] 1. the quality or condition of being stupid 2. pl. stupidities something stupid; foolish remark, irrational act, etc … English World dictionary
Stupidity — For other uses, see Stupidity (disambiguation). Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, wit, or sense. It may be innate, assumed, or reactive being stupid with grief as a defence against trauma ,[1] a state marked with grief… … Wikipedia
stupidity — n. 1) to display stupidity 2) sheer stupidity 3) the height of stupidity 4) stupidity to + inf. (it was sheer stupidity to believe him) 5) stupidity that + clause (it was sheer stupidity that he decided to drop out of school) * * * [stjuː pɪdɪtɪ] … Combinatory dictionary
stupidity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, crass (BrE), incredible, plain, sheer, utter ▪ It s hard to know if it s corruption or just plain stupidity by the authorities. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
stupidity — UK [stjuːˈpɪdətɪ] / US [stuˈpɪdətɪ] noun Word forms stupidity : singular stupidity plural stupidities 1) [uncountable] lack of intelligence or thought The whole department is suffering because of her stupidity. 2) [countable/uncountable] stupid… … English dictionary
stupidity — noun a) The property of being stupid. I suppose you can put it down to gross stupidity, but thats not much of an excuse. b) An act that is stupid. That stupidity cost me the job interview … Wiktionary
stupidity — noun 1) he cursed their stupidity Syn: lack of intelligence, foolishness, denseness, brainlessness, ignorance, dull wittedness, slow wittedness, doltishness, slowness; informal thickness, dimness, dopiness 2) the stupidity of the question Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
