Meaning of stupid in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈst(j)upəd/

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1. Noun

   stupid

   Definitions

   1. a person who is not very bright

   Examples

   • « The economy, stupid! »

2. Qualitative Adjective

   stupid

   Etymology

   mid 16th century: from French stupide or Latin stupidus, from stupere‘be amazed or stunned’

   Definitions

   1. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

   Synonyms

   • anserine
   • dopy
   • dopey
   • foolish
   • goosey
   • goosy
   • gooselike
   • blockheaded
   • boneheaded
   • fatheaded
   • loggerheaded
   • thick
   • thickheaded
   • thick-skulled
   • wooden-headed
   • cloddish
   • doltish
   • dense
   • dim
   • dull
   • dumb
   • obtuse
   • slow
   • gaumless
   • gormless
   • lumpish
   • lumpen
   • unthinking
   • nitwitted
   • senseless
   • soft-witted
   • witless
   • yokel-like

   Antonyms

   • smart
3. 2. without much intelligence

   Examples

   • « a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers »

   Synonyms

   • brainless
   • headless
   • feebleminded
   • half-witted
   • slow-witted
   • imbecile
   • imbecilic
   • idiotic
   • moronic

   Antonyms

   • intelligent

See also

• retarded
• stupid