Definitions for stupid
ˈstu pɪd, ˈstyu-stupid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillockadjective

   a person who is not very bright

   "The economy, stupid!"

2. stupidadjective

   lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

3. dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid(p)adjective

   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"

4. unintelligent, stupidadjective

   lacking intelligence

   "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. stupidnoun

   A stupid person; a fool.

2. stupidadverb

   Extremely.

   My gear is stupid fly.

3. stupidadjective

   Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

   Because it's a big stupid jellyfish!

4. stupidadjective

   To the point of stupor.

   Neurobiology bores me stupid.

5. stupidadjective

   Characterized by or in a state of stupor; paralysed.

6. stupidadjective

   Lacking sensation; inanimate; destitute of consciousness; insensate.

7. stupidadjective

   Amazing.

   That dunk was stupid! His head was above the rim!

8. stupidadjective

   damn, annoying, darn

   I fell over the stupid wire.

9. Etymology: From stupide, from stupidus, from stupeo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STUPIDadjective

   Etymology: stupide, French; stupidus, Latin.

   1. Dull; wanting sensibility; wanting apprehension; heavy; sluggish of understanding.

   O that men should be so stupid grown
   As to forsake the living God. John Milton.

   Men, boys and women, stupid with surprise,
   Where e’er she passes, six their wond’ring eyes. Dryden.

   If I by chance succeed,
   Know, I am not so stupid, or so hard,
   Not to feel praise, or fame’s deserv’d reward. Dryden.

   With wild surprise
   A moment stupid, motionless he stood. James Thomson.

   2. Performed without skill or genius.

   Wit, as the chief of virtue’s friends,
   Disdains to serve ignoble ends:
   Observe what loads of stupid rhimes
   Oppress us in corrupted times. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stupid

   Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word stupid comes from the Latin word stupere. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B. Pitkin called stupidity "evil", but in a more Romantic spirit William Blake and Carl Jung believed stupidity can be the mother of wisdom.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stupid

   Stupid is an adjective used to describe someone or something that lacks intelligence, common sense, or is considered foolish or irrational. It is typically used to refer to actions, decisions, or behaviors that are perceived as lacking in sound judgment or logical reasoning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Stupidadjective

   very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons

2. Stupidadjective

   resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stupid

   stū′pid, adj. struck senseless: insensible: deficient or dull in understanding: formed or done without reason or judgment: foolish: unskilful.—ns. Stupe (coll.), a stupid person; Stūpid′ity, Stū′pidness.—adv. Stū′pidly. [Fr.,—L. stupidus.]

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stupidadjective

   Creative.

2. stupidadjective

   Very. "Evil's got the funky beat, a stupid dope loop" -- Ice-T (Fried chicken).

3. stupidadjective

   Dumb

4. stupidadjective

   To act crazy. "Everywhere we go it's a party yall, we gonna get it crackin like it's Mardi Gras. Go stupid. Go stupid. Go stupid. Come and go stupid with me." (Go Stupid by Mac Dre)

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stupid' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3768

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stupid' in Written Corpus Frequency: #943

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stupid' in Adjectives Frequency: #409

How to pronounce stupid?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say stupid in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stupid in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stupid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of stupid in a Sentence

1. Simone de Beauvoir:

   In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

2. Bennett Johnston:

   I may disagree with Representative Scalise but a racist he is not. Nor would he have been stupid enough to knowingly address a racist group, while it is sometimes fun to see Republicans in trouble, you'd be wrong to blame Representative Steve Scalise for being racist on account of addressing a (EURO) meeting.

3. Paul Valery:

   Love is being stupid together.

4. Bertrand Russell:

   A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.

5. Marilyn Jean Hartman:

   ...I want to go with a paid ticket. ... I want to do everything legal, it was clearly wrong on my part. ... It was stupid and it is something I don't want to repeat.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stupid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stupid
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=stupid
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupid
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupid
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stupid