stu·pid (st  p d, sty-)adj. stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est 1. Slow to learn or understand; obtuse. 2. Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes. 3. Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless: a stupid mistake. 4. Dazed, stunned, or stupefied. 5. Pointless; worthless: a stupid job. n. A stupid or foolish person. [Latin stupidus, from stup  re, to be stunned.]stu pid·ly adv.stu pid·ness n. |
stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd]
adj
1. lacking in common sense, perception, or normal intelligence
2. (usually postpositive) stunned, dazed, or stupefied stupid from lack of sleep
3. having dull mental responses; slow-witted
4. trivial, silly, or frivolous
n
Informal a stupid person
[from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from stupēre to be amazed]
stupidly adv
stupidness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  stupid - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"berk - a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence klutz - (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt |
| Adj. | 1. | stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity unintelligent, stupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness |
| 2. | stupid - in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" | |
| 3. |  stupid - lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" |
stupid
adjective
1. unintelligent, thick, dumb (informal), simple, slow, dull, dim, dense, sluggish, deficient, crass, gullible, simple-minded, dozy (Brit. informal), witless, stolid, dopey (informal), moronic, obtuse, brainless, cretinous, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal), braindead (informal), dumb-ass (slang), doltish, dead from the neck up, thickheaded, slow-witted, Boeotian, thick as mince (Scot. informal), woodenheaded (informal) I'm not stupid, you know.
unintelligent bright, smart, intelligent, quick, sharp, brilliant, wise, clever, sensible, shrewd, astute, on the ball (informal), lucid, brainy, clear-headed, quick-witted, quick on the uptake
unintelligent bright, smart, intelligent, quick, sharp, brilliant, wise, clever, sensible, shrewd, astute, on the ball (informal), lucid, brainy, clear-headed, quick-witted, quick on the uptake
2. silly, foolish, daft (informal), rash, trivial, ludicrous, meaningless, irresponsible, pointless, futile, senseless, mindless, laughable, short-sighted, ill-advised, idiotic, fatuous, nonsensical, half-baked (informal), inane, crackpot (informal), unthinking, puerile, unintelligent, asinine, imbecilic, crackbrained I wouldn't call it art. It's just stupid and tasteless. You won't go and do anything stupid, will you?
silly wise, sensible, shrewd, reasonable, realistic, thoughtful, prudent, astute, well-thought-out
silly wise, sensible, shrewd, reasonable, realistic, thoughtful, prudent, astute, well-thought-out
3. senseless, dazed, groggy, into oblivion, punch-drunk, insensate, semiconscious, into a daze She would drink herself stupid.
Quotations
"He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood" [Dr. Johnson The Idler]
"Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand" [Cardinal De Retz Mémoirs]
"He that reads and grows no wiser seldom suspects his own deficiency, but complains of hard words and obscure sentences, and asks why books are written which cannot be understood" [Dr. Johnson The Idler]
"Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand" [Cardinal De Retz Mémoirs]
Translations
stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd]
A. ADJ
1. (= unintelligent) [person] → estúpido, tonto, imbécil; [question, remark, idea] → estúpido, tonto; [mistake, game] → tonto, bobo
don't be (so) stupid → no seas tonto
I'll never do anything so stupid again → nunca volveré a cometer semejante estupidez
don't do anything stupid, will you? → no vayas a hacer alguna tontería ¿eh?
it's stupid to leave money lying around → es una estupidez or es de tontos dejar el dinero a la vista de todos
to act stupid (= pretend to be stupid) → hacerse el tonto; (= behave stupidly) → hacer el tonto
she looks stupid in that hat, that hat looks stupid on her → está ridícula con ese sombrero
it looks stupid → se ve ridículo, queda ridículo
to make sb look stupid → dejar a algn en ridículo
it was stupid of you → fue una tontería por tu parte, ¡qué tonto or imbécil fuiste!
it was stupid of me to say that → fui tonto al decir eso → cometí una estupidez al decir eso
it was a stupid thing to do → fue una tontería or una estupidez
that's the stupidest thing I ever heard → jamás he oído semejante tontería or estupidez
see also plain B1
don't be (so) stupid → no seas tonto
I'll never do anything so stupid again → nunca volveré a cometer semejante estupidez
don't do anything stupid, will you? → no vayas a hacer alguna tontería ¿eh?
it's stupid to leave money lying around → es una estupidez or es de tontos dejar el dinero a la vista de todos
to act stupid (= pretend to be stupid) → hacerse el tonto; (= behave stupidly) → hacer el tonto
she looks stupid in that hat, that hat looks stupid on her → está ridícula con ese sombrero
it looks stupid → se ve ridículo, queda ridículo
to make sb look stupid → dejar a algn en ridículo
it was stupid of you → fue una tontería por tu parte, ¡qué tonto or imbécil fuiste!
it was stupid of me to say that → fui tonto al decir eso → cometí una estupidez al decir eso
it was a stupid thing to do → fue una tontería or una estupidez
that's the stupidest thing I ever heard → jamás he oído semejante tontería or estupidez
see also plain B1
2. (= insensible, dazed) → atontado
to bore sb stupid → matar a algn de aburrimiento
to drink o.s. stupid → pillarse una trompa de miedo
to knock sb stupid → dejar a algn atontado or aturdido de un golpe, dejar a algn tonto or lelo de un golpe
to laugh o.s. stupid → partirse de risa
to bore sb stupid → matar a algn de aburrimiento
to drink o.s. stupid → pillarse una trompa de miedo
to knock sb stupid → dejar a algn atontado or aturdido de un golpe, dejar a algn tonto or lelo de un golpe
to laugh o.s. stupid → partirse de risa
stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adj
(= foolish) [person, mistake, joke, question] → stupide
It's stupid to leave something lying around like that → C'est stupide de laisser traîner quelque chose comme ça.
What a stupid thing to do! → C'est vraiment stupide de faire une chose pareille!
a stupid joke → une plaisanterie stupide
don't be stupid! → ne sois pas stupide!
to make sb look stupid → faire passer qn pour un(e) imbécile
It's stupid to leave something lying around like that → C'est stupide de laisser traîner quelque chose comme ça.
What a stupid thing to do! → C'est vraiment stupide de faire une chose pareille!
a stupid joke → une plaisanterie stupide
don't be stupid! → ne sois pas stupide!
to make sb look stupid → faire passer qn pour un(e) imbécile
stupid
adj
→ dumm; (= foolish also, boring, wretched) → blöd(e) (inf); don’t be stupid → sei nicht so blöd (inf); I’ve done a stupid thing → ich habe etwas ganz Dummes or Blödes (inf) → gemacht; you stupid idiot! → du blöder Idiot!; you stupid little man! → Sie Blödmann! (inf); take that stupid look off your face → guck nicht so dumm or blöd (inf)!; that was stupid of you → das war dumm (von dir); that was a stupid thing to do → das war dumm; it was stupid of me (to say anything) → es war blöd von mir (etwas zu sagen); I was stupid to do that → es war dumm von mir, das zu tun; you would be stupid to move to London → du wärst ja dumm or blöd (inf), → wenn du nach London ziehen würdest; to make somebody look stupid → jdn blamieren; to be so stupid or to be stupid enough as to do something → dumm genug sein, etw zu tun; it is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done/heard → das ist das Dümmste, was ich jemals getan/gehört habe
(= stupefied) → benommen, benebelt; to drink oneself stupid → sich sinnlos betrinken; the blow knocked him stupid → der Schlag hat ihn völlig benebelt; to be stupid with tiredness → ganz benommen vor lauter Müdigkeit sein; to bore somebody stupid → jdn zu Tode langweilen; to laugh oneself stupid → sich dumm und dämlich lachen (inf)
stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adj (gen) → stupido/a; (person) → stupido/a, sciocco/a; (from sleep, drink) → intontito/a, istupidito/a
that was stupid of you, that was a stupid thing to do → hai fatto una stupidaggine
he drank himself stupid last night → era ubriaco fradicio ieri sera
stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adj (gen) → stupido/a; (person) → stupido/a, sciocco/a; (from sleep, drink) → intontito/a, istupidito/a
that was stupid of you, that was a stupid thing to do → hai fatto una stupidaggine
he drank himself stupid last night → era ubriaco fradicio ieri sera
that was stupid of you, that was a stupid thing to do → hai fatto una stupidaggine
he drank himself stupid last night → era ubriaco fradicio ieri sera
stupid [ˈstjuːpɪd] adj (gen) → stupido/a; (person) → stupido/a, sciocco/a; (from sleep, drink) → intontito/a, istupidito/a
that was stupid of you, that was a stupid thing to do → hai fatto una stupidaggine
he drank himself stupid last night → era ubriaco fradicio ieri sera
adj stupid [ˈstjuːpid]
1 foolish; slow at understanding a stupid mistake; He isn't as stupid as he looks. dom أحْمَق، غَبي глупав hloupý dum dumm ανόητος, κουτός, ηλίθιος estúpido, bobo, tonto, memo rumal, juhm نادان typerä stupide טִיפֵּש मूर्ख, बेवकूफ, नासमझ glup, budalast ostoba tolol heimskur; heimskulegur stupido ばかな 어리석은 kvailas, bukaprotis muļķīgs; stulbs bodoh dom dum głupi, tępy estúpido stupid, prost глупый; тупой hlúpy neumen glup dum, enfaldig โง่ aptal 愚蠢的 безглуздий بے وقوف ngu dại, đần độn 愚蠢的
2 in a bewildered or dazed state He was (feeling) stupid from lack of sleep. simpel, versimpeld غَبي، مَخْبول зашеметен otupený sløv benommen ζαβλακωμένος, που βρίσκεται σε σύγχυση atontado uimane گيج tokkurassa hébété קהה-חושים जड़, सुन्न, सम्मोहित omamljen, smućen kábult pusing sljór, sinnulaus intontito 無感覚の 무감각한 apdujęs apdullis bengong suf sløv otępiały atordoado năucit осоловелый otupený zmeden glup omtöcknad มึนงง şaşkın 昏昏沈沈的 заціпенілий مخبوط ngẩn người ra, mụ đi 昏昏沉沉的
adv stupidly
dom بِحَماقَه، بِغَباء глупаво hloupě, tupě dumt dumm ανόητα estúpidamente rumalalt به طرزي احمقانه typerästi stupidement בְּטִיפּשוּת मूर्खतावश glupo, smućeno ostobán secara tolol heimskulega stupidamente 愚かにも 우둔하게 kvailai muļķīgi; stulbi dengan bodoh dom dumt, sløvt głupio estupidamente stupid, prosteşte глупо; тупо hlúpo neumno glupo dumt, enfaldigt อย่างโง่ ๆ aptalca 愚苯地 безглуздо بے وقوفی سے ngu dại, đần độn,ngẩn người ra 愚苯地
n stuˈpidity
domheid حَماقَه، غَباء глупост hloupost, tupost dumhed die Dummheit ηλιθιότητα, κουταμάρα estupidez rumalus حماقت typeryys stupidité טִיפּשוּת मूर्खता, नासमझी, बुद्धि हीनता glupost, tupoglavost ostobaság ketololan heimska stupidità 愚かさ 어리석음 kvailumas muļķība; stulbums kebodohan domheid dumhet głupota estupidez stupiditate, prostie глупость; тупость hlúposť neumnost glupost dumhet, enfald ความโง่ aptallık 愚苯 дурість; тупість بے وقوفی sự ngu dại, đần độn,ngẩn người ra 愚苯
stupid → غبي hloupý dum dumm κουτός estúpido typerä stupide glup stupido 愚かな 바보같은 dom dum głupi estúpido бестолковый dum โง่ aptal ngu xuẩn 愚蠢的
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