idiocy
[ˈɪɾiəsi]
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average.
Countable; Dated; Derogatory; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy, put a new policy in place."
- "The list of his idiocies is seemingly interminable."
- "“Well, Atticus, I was just sayin‘ to Mr. Cunningham that entailments are bad an’ all that, but you said not to worry, it takes a long time sometimes… that you all’d ride it out together…” I was slowly drying up, wondering what idiocy I had committed."
Etymology
From French idiotie, from Old French idiot. Displaced earlier idiotacy, idiotry. Equivalent to idiot + -cy. By surface analysis, idio- + -cy.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [ˈɪɾiəsi]