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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stupidity \Stu*pid"i*ty\, n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F.
     stupidit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of
        perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A stupidity
              Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear.
                                                    --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stupidity \Stu*pid"i*ty\, n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F.
     stupidit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of
        perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.
  
     2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.]
  
              A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with
              fear.                                 --Chapman.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stupidity
       n 1: a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
            [ant: intelligence]
       2: a stupid mistake [syn: betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stupidity
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The property of being stupid.
     2 (lb en countable) An act that is stupid.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stupidity
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The property of being stupid.
     2 (lb en countable) An act that is stupid.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stupidity
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The property of being stupid.
     2 (lb en countable) An act that is stupid.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stupidity
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The property of being stupid.
     2 (lb en countable) An act that is stupid.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stupidity
     Englanti n.
     tyhmyys, typeryys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stupidity
     Engelska n.
     dumhet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/
  الغباء

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stupidity //stjuːˈpɪdɪti// //stuˈpɪdɪti// 
  глу́пост
  property of being stupid

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/ 
  hloupost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/ 
  otupenost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/ 
  stupidita

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/
  Unvernunft , Unverstand , Dummheit 
        "human folly/stupidity"  - die menschliche Dummheit
        "With stupidity the gods themselves contend/struggle in vain. (Schiller)"  - Mit der Dummheit kämpfen selbst Götter vergebens. (Schiller)
     Synonyms: foolishness, folly
  
           Note: lack of good sense

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/
  dumme Aktion , Dummheit , Torheit  [poet.]
     Synonym: piece of stupidity
  
   see: the errors and stupidities/follies of the youth
  
           Note: foolish act

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  stupidity //stjuːˈpɪdɪti// //stuˈpɪdɪti// 
  1. hölmöily, typeryys
  act that is stupid
  2. älyttömyys, typeryys
  property of being stupid

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/ 
  1. मूर्खता
        "His works are full of stupidity."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  stupidity /stjuːpˈɪdɪti/
  1. butaság
  2. hülyeség

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  stupidity //stjuːˈpɪdɪti// //stuˈpɪdɪti// 
  dumhet 2.
  act that is stupid
   3.
  property of being stupid

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  stupidity /stju:ˈpɪdɪtɪ/ 
   1.  głupota
   2.  głupstwo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  stupidity //stjuːˈpɪdɪti// //stuˈpɪdɪti// 
  1. dumhet
  act that is stupid
  2. dumhet, enfald
  property of being stupid

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/stuˈpɪdɪˌti/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  STUPIDITY, med. jur. That state of the mind which cannot perceive and 
  embrace the data presented to it by the senses; and therefore the stupid 
  person can, in general, form no correct judgment. It is a want of the 
  perceptive powers. Ray, Med. Jur. c. 3, Sec. 40. Vide Imbecility. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  109 Moby Thesaurus words for "stupidity":
     absurdity, absurdness, act of folly, asininity, battiness,
     blockishness, blunder, boobishness, boorishness, bootlessness,
     botch, bovinity, brainlessness, buffoonery, bungle, cloddishness,
     clownishness, crackpottedness, crankiness, crassness, craziness,
     cretinism, crudeness, daffiness, denseness, density, desipience,
     dim-wittedness, dimness, doltishness, dull-wittedness, dullardism,
     dullness, dumb trick, dumbness, duncery, eccentricity,
     empty-headedness, fatuity, fatuousness, faux pas, folly, foolery,
     foolhardiness, foolheadedness, foolishness, frivolity,
     frivolousness, gaffe, giddiness, goofiness, grossness, hebetude,
     idiocy, imbecility, imprudence, inanity, indiscretion, ineptitude,
     insanity, irrationality, irresponsibility, lethargy, loutishness,
     ludicrousness, lumpishness, lunacy, madness, mindlessness,
     niaiserie, ninnyism, nonsense, nugacity, nuttiness, oafdom,
     oafishness, obtuseness, opacity, queerness, ridiculousness,
     risibility, sappiness, screwiness, senselessness, silliness,
     simpletonianism, simplicity, slowness, sluggishness, solecism,
     sottise, sottishness, stolidity, stupid thing, thick-headedness,
     thick-wittedness, thoughtlessness, triflingness, triviality,
     unteachability, unwise step, wackiness, weak-mindedness, weirdness,
     witlessness, wrongheadedness, yokelism, zaniness, zanyism
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 愚蠢,糊涂事;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 愚蠢,糊涂事

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