stupidity
/stuːˈpɪdɪˌti/stoo-PIH-dih-tee
/stuˈpɪdɪˌti/stoo-PIH-dih-tee
Meaningthe state of being stunned
Common meaning: lack of sense
- stupto be stunned, amazedLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1769 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinstupeō‘to be stunned, amazed’
- Frenchstupide
- Englishstupid‘slow to understand’
- Englishformed in English from stupidstupidity‘lack of sense’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from stupid + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STUPID, p.605 · scan
Roots
- stupeō Latin “to be stunned, amazed”
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