ἀβελτερία
abelteria
silliness, fatuity
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀβελτερία, ἡ, A. silliness, fatuity, Tht. 174c, Smp. 198d, 19.98, Pol. 1315a3, etc.; ἀ. καὶ νωθρότης Rh. 1390b30; pl., Lib.p.41O.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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