stupid
Synonyms:
(adj) blunt, crass, dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow.
Related Words:
(adj) advised, brainless, dazed, dull, dummy, foolish, futile, ill-laughable, irrelevant, loser, ludicrous, naive, rash, senseless, simple, shortsighted, thick, trivial, unintelligent.
Synonym Study 1 (Dictionary.com):
Dull, blunt, slow, and stupid are applied to mental qualities.
Dull implies obtuseness, lack of imagination:
a dull child.
Blunt implies loss of original keenness of intelligence through disease, sad experience, or the like:
His critical faculties were blunt.
Slow applies to a sluggish intellect:
a slow mind.
Stupid implies slowness of mental processes, but also lack of intelligence, wisdom, prudence, etc.:
a stupid reply.
Synonym Study 2 (Merriam-Webster):
Stupid, dull, dense, crass, and dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions.
Stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary:
stupid with drink.
Dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock:
monotonous work that leaves the mind dull.
Dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas:
too dense to take a hint.
Crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy:
a crass, materialistic people.
Dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension:
too dumb to figure out what's going on.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin stupidus, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -idus -id4. Dictionary 2: C16: from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from stupēre to be amazed. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Adjective: circa 1641. Noun: 1640. History and Etymology: Adjective: Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stupēre to be numb, be astonished — more at type entry 1. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
(adj) blunt, crass, dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow.
Related Words:
(adj) advised, brainless, dazed, dull, dummy, foolish, futile, ill-laughable, irrelevant, loser, ludicrous, naive, rash, senseless, simple, shortsighted, thick, trivial, unintelligent.
Synonym Study 1 (Dictionary.com):
Dull, blunt, slow, and stupid are applied to mental qualities.
Dull implies obtuseness, lack of imagination:
a dull child.
Blunt implies loss of original keenness of intelligence through disease, sad experience, or the like:
His critical faculties were blunt.
Slow applies to a sluggish intellect:
a slow mind.
Stupid implies slowness of mental processes, but also lack of intelligence, wisdom, prudence, etc.:
a stupid reply.
Synonym Study 2 (Merriam-Webster):
Stupid, dull, dense, crass, and dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions.
Stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary:
stupid with drink.
Dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock:
monotonous work that leaves the mind dull.
Dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas:
too dense to take a hint.
Crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy:
a crass, materialistic people.
Dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension:
too dumb to figure out what's going on.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin stupidus, equivalent to stup(ēre) to be numb or stunned + -idus -id4. Dictionary 2: C16: from French stupide, from Latin stupidus silly, from stupēre to be amazed. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Adjective: circa 1641. Noun: 1640. History and Etymology: Adjective: Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stupēre to be numb, be astonished — more at type entry 1. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.