different between senselessness vs stupidity

English

Etymology

From senseless +? -ness

Noun

senselessness (usually uncountable, plural senselessnesses)

1. The state of being senseless; unsense.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     They had contributed heavily to their own downfall, most glaringly with the senselessness of Chris Smalling’s red card, and they should know by now that Manuel Pellegrini’s team are not the kind of opponents to pass up these kind of handouts.

Synonyms

• unsense

Translations

References

• senselessness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• senselessness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Alternative forms

• stupidité (rare)

Etymology

From Latin stupidit?tem, accusative of Latin stupidit?s, equivalent to stupid +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /stju??p?d?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /stu?p?d?ti/
• Rhymes: -?d?ti
• Hyphenation: stu?pid?i?ty

Noun

stupidity (countable and uncountable, plural stupidities)

1. (uncountable) The property of being stupid.

2. (countable) An act that is stupid.

Synonyms

• dumbness
• unintelligence
• idiocy

Translations