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feminine

/estupiˈðeθ/

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Translation

stupidity

Word origin

From Latin stupiditas, from stupidus ('amazed, stunned'), from stupere ('to be stunned').

Origin
Latin
Root
stupiditas
English cognates
stupidity, stupor

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralestupideces

Examples

.

Saying that was a real stupidity.

tanta .

I cannot stand so much stupidity in the news.

¡ , !

How stupid, I forgot the keys again!

semejante .

I am not going to argue about such a stupid thing.

.

He did the stupid thing of signing without reading.

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This word is part of lesson 39.