Antonyms for idiocies
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : id-ee-uh-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪd i ə si |
Definition of idiocies
Origin :- 1520s, from idiot on model of prophecy, etc. Early alternatives included idiotacy (1580s), idiotry (1590s).
- noun utter stupidity
- When will you get rid of your idiocies, and conduct yourself like a decent woman?
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- Each morning he gloomily recognized his idiocies of the evening before.
- Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis
- Who has not groaned over the follies and idiocies that cling to us like the doggerel verses that hang about our memories?
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
Synonyms for idiocies
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019