necedad
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish necedad, neciedad, equivalent to necio + -dad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neθeˈdad/ [ne.θeˈð̞að̞] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /neseˈdad/ [ne.seˈð̞að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: ne‧ce‧dad
Noun
necedad f (plural necedades)
- foolishness, stupidity
- a foolish or stupid action
- stubbornness
Further reading
- “necedad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024