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1 idiocy
n1) ідіотизм2) розм. дурість; ідіотство3) ідіотська (дурна) витівка* * *n1) ідіотизм, уроджене слабоумство2) ідіотство, дурість -
2 idiocy
n1) ідіотизм, уроджене слабоумство2) ідіотство, дурість -
3 idiocy
['ɪdɪəsɪ]n1) мед. ідіоти́зм2) розм. ду́рість, ідіо́тство -
4 if idiocy were pain, there would be groaning in every house
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > if idiocy were pain, there would be groaning in every house
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5 if all fools wore white caps, we'd all look like geese
syn: if idiocy were pain, there would be groaning in every houseякби усі дурні носили білі шапки, ми всі були б схожі на гусейEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > if all fools wore white caps, we'd all look like geese
См. также в других словарях:
Idiocy — Id i*o*cy ([i^]d [i^]*[ o]*s[y^]), n. [From idiot; cf. Gr. ? uncouthness, lack of education, fr. ?. See {Idiot}, and cf. {Idiotcy}.] The condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or marked deficiency, of sense and intelligence. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idiocy — idiocy. См. умственная отсталость. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
idiocy — (n.) 1520s, from IDIOT (Cf. idiot) on model of prophecy, etc. Early alternatives included idiotacy (1580s), idiotry (1590s) … Etymology dictionary
idiocy — [n] utter stupidity asininity, cretinism, derangement, fatuity, fatuousness, foolishness, imbecility, inanity, insanity, insipidity, lunacy, madness, senselessness, tomfoolery; concepts 409,410 Ant. brains, intelligence … New thesaurus
idiocy — idiocy, idiopathic insanity /id(i)yasiy, idiyowpseOak insEenatiy/ See insanity … Black's law dictionary
idiocy — idiocy, idiopathic insanity /id(i)yasiy, idiyowpseOak insEenatiy/ See insanity … Black's law dictionary
idiocy — ► NOUN (pl. idiocies) ▪ extremely stupid behaviour … English terms dictionary
idiocy — [id′ē ə sē] n. [ IDIO(T) + CY] 1. the state of being an idiot 2. behavior like that of an idiot; great foolishness or stupidity 3. pl. idiocies an idiotic act or remark … English World dictionary
idiocy — n. 1) congenital idiocy 2) idiocy to + inf. (it was sheer idiocy for him to arrive late) * * * [ ɪdɪəsɪ] congenital idiocy idiocy to + inf. (it was sheer idiocy for him to arrive late) … Combinatory dictionary
idiocy — Synonyms and related words: amentia, arrested development, asininity, backwardness, battiness, blithering idiocy, brainlessness, buffoonery, clownishness, crackpottedness, crankiness, craziness, cretinism, daffiness, desipience, eccentricity,… … Moby Thesaurus
idiocy — [[t]ɪ̱diəsi[/t]] idiocies N VAR: oft N of n/ ing If you refer to something as idiocy, you mean that you think it is very stupid. ...a powerful chapter on the idiocy of continuing government subsidies for environmentally damaging activities.… … English dictionary