noun, feminine/sɔ.tiz/plural: sottises
stupidity, foolishness; nonsense
“La sottise, l’erreur, le péché, la lésine / Occupent nos esprits et travaillent nos corps,” — Foolishness, error, sin, miserliness / Occupy our minds and work on our bodies,
Synonyms: bêtise, ineptie
From sot + -ise.