Definition
The quality or state of being a dunderhead; extreme foolishness or stupidity.
Etymology
From 'dunderheaded' with the noun-forming suffix '-ness,' creating an abstract noun describing the quality of foolishness. This builds on the noun 'dunderhead' through multiple suffixing steps.
Kelly Says
English lets you take 'dunderhead,' turn it into an adjective with '-ed,' then back into an abstract noun with '-ness'—you're basically describing stupidity at three different grammatical levels in one word.
Translations
CACatalà
idiotisme
ee-dee-oh-tee-sme
CSČeština
dementnost
deh-men-nost
DADansk
idioti
ee-dee-o-tee
DEDeutsch
Dummheit
doom-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
idiotia
ee-dee-oh-tee-a
ESEspañol
tontería
ton-tee-ria
FAفارسی
احمقانه
a-h-mo-q-a-neh
FISuomi
hulluutta
hul-lu-utta
FRFrançais
idiotie
ee-dee-oh-tee
HEעברית
טיפשות
tee-pish-ut
HIहिन्दी
मूर्खता
moor-kh-ta
HUMagyar
hülység
hulee-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebodohan
ke-bo-doh-an
ITItaliano
idiozia
ee-dee-oh-tzia
JA日本語
ばかばかしさ
baka-baka-shi-sa
KKKK
ақылсыздық
a-kyyl-siz-dyk
KO한국어
멍청함
meong-cheong-ham
MSBahasa Melayu
kebodohan
ke-bo-doh-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
lulligheid
lool-lig-heit
NONorsk
idioti
ee-dee-o-tee
PTPortuguês
bobagem
bo-ba-jem
RORomână
prostăcie
prohst-a-chee
RUРусский
глупость
glo-post'
SVSvenska
idioti
ee-dee-o-tee
SWKiswahili
ukimwi
oo-ki-m-wi
THไทย
ความโง่
kwan-kwam ngoh
TLTL
katangian
ka-tan-gee-an
TRTürkçe
beceriksizlikler
be-ce-ri-siz-lik-ler
UKУкраїнська
глупота
glo-pota
VITiếng Việt
ngu ngốc
ngoo ngohk