Usage Note
Stupidité refers to the quality of being stupid, or to a stupid act. In everyday French, la bêtise is the more colloquial and widely used word for 'silliness' or 'stupid thing', while stupidité sounds more formal or severe. Dire des stupidités means 'to talk nonsense'.
Examples
"La stupidité de cette décision est évidente."
Natural Translation
The stupidity of that decision is obvious.
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