Stu*pid"i*ty (?), n. [L.
stupiditas: cf. F. stupidité.] 1.
The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of
perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.
2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction.
[R.]
A stupidity
Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear.
Chapman.