connerie

Is connerie masculine or feminine?

laconnerie
/la kɔnəʁi/femininefoolish act

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ie are usually feminine.
The suffix often names an abstract quality, an activity, or a discipline.
95.7% of -ie nouns are feminine

In context

  • La connerie est la décontraction de l'intelligence.

    Stupidity is the relaxation of intelligence.

  • Sur Internet, la connerie a pignon sur rue.

    On the Internet, nonsense is front and centre.

  • J'ai claqué tout mon fric en conneries.

    I spent all my money on stupid stuff.

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