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# stupidity

«stupidity» in Mova's school dictionary: **being stupid: not thinking well or not understanding** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (stupidity; stupidities — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Stupidity is being stupid: not thinking well or not understanding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#m1)

2) A stupidity is a silly or foolish act or idea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and news it describes foolish, careless actions, often dangerous ones: «an act of stupidity». In safety lessons people warn that a moment of stupidity, like playing near railway lines, can cause an accident. It is a strong word; calling a person stupid is unkind.

### examples

- It was sheer stupidity to swim in the flooded river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#x1)
- He laughed at his own stupidity after locking the keys in the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#x2)
- The fire was caused by human stupidity, not lightning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#x3)
- I can't believe the stupidity of that plan! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#x4)
- Don't let one moment of stupidity spoil your day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#x5)
- The story is about the stupidity of a greedy king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#x6)
- Neither violence nor stupidity gave him a thought. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/#x7)

### note

Mostly uncountable: «a lot of stupidity», not «many stupidities». It can sound rude when said about a person; it is kinder to talk about «a mistake» or «a silly idea». Adjective: stupid; opposite: intelligence, wisdom, cleverness.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «stupidity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stupidity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.