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[syn: stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.]
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A stupidity
Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear.
--Chapman.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stupidity
n 1: a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
[ant: intelligence]
2: a stupid mistake [syn: stupidity, betise, folly,
foolishness, imbecility]