nescidade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• necedade

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese necidade, neicidade, from néscio + -dade.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.siˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.siˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.siˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /nɨʃ.siˈda.dɨ/ [nɨʃ.siˈða.ðɨ], /nɨ.ʃiˈda.dɨ/ [nɨ.ʃiˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: nes‧ci‧da‧de

Noun

nescidade f (plural nescidades)

1. foolishness, stupidity
2. a foolish or stupid action

Synonyms

• estupidez