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Aula grátisThe suffix -ería forms nouns of quality, condition, behavior, or characteristic acts from adjectives: tonto → tontería. The RAE notes a strong tendency for these formations to describe negatively evaluated personal qualities, although positive or neutral formations also exist (galantería, coquetería). They can also denote a particular act or remark: una tontería, una tacañería.
Ordered approximately by contemporary frequency and usefulness:
| # | Spanish Noun | Noun in English | Base Adjective | Base Adjective in English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tontería | foolishness; nonsense; silly thing | tonto | foolish; silly |
| 2 | pedantería | pedantry; pretentiousness | pedante | pedantic; pretentious |
| 3 | tacañería | stinginess; miserliness | tacaño | stingy; miserly |
| 4 | coquetería | coquettishness; flirtatiousness | coqueto | coquettish; flirtatious |
| 5 | cursilería | tackiness; affected sentimentality | cursi | tacky; affected |
| 6 | galantería | gallantry; courtesy | galante | gallant; courteous |
| 7 | bobería | silliness; nonsense | bobo | silly; foolish |
| 8 | pillería | mischief; roguery; trick | pillo | mischievous; sly |
| 9 | holgazanería | laziness; idleness | holgazán | lazy; idle |
| 10 | fanfarronería | boastfulness; swaggering | fanfarrón | boastful; swaggering |
| 11 | cabezonería | stubbornness | cabezón | stubborn; obstinate |
| 12 | glotonería | gluttony | glotón | gluttonous |
| 13 | ñoñería | silliness; excessive sentimentality; corniness | ñoño | overly sentimental; corny |
| 14 | sosería | dullness; blandness | soso | dull; bland |
| 15 | chulería | cockiness; swagger; cheekiness | chulo | cocky; showy |
| 16 | haraganería | laziness; idleness | haragán | lazy; idle |
| 17 | bribonería | roguery; dishonesty | bribón | roguish; dishonest |
| 18 | truhanería | roguery; trickery | truhán | roguish; deceitful |
| 19 | guarrería | filthiness; dirty or nasty act | guarro | dirty; filthy |
| 20 | gazmoñería | prudishness; affected piety | gazmoño | prudish; affectedly pious |
| 21 | socarronería | slyness; sardonic humor | socarrón | sly; sardonic |
| 22 | ramplonería | coarseness; banality; tackiness | ramplón | coarse; commonplace |
| 23 | blandenguería | weakness; excessive softness | blandengue | weak; soft; feeble |
| 24 | bobaliconería | foolishness; simple-mindedness | bobalicón | very foolish; simple |
| 25 | beatería | affected piety; sanctimoniousness | beato | pious; excessively devout |
| 26 | bufonería | buffoonery; clownish behavior | bufón | clownish; mocking |
| 27 | bellaquería | villainy; wicked trick | bellaco | wicked; mean; roguish |
| 28 | vagabundería | vagrancy; vagabond behavior | vagabundo | wandering; vagabond |
| 29 | cursilonería | extreme tackiness; affected sentimentality | cursilón | very tacky; affected |
| 30 | huachafería | tackiness; bad taste (Andean) | huachafo | tacky; affected |
| 31 | tilinguería | silliness; affected superficiality (Rioplatense) | tilingo | silly; superficial; affected |
| 32 | siutiquería | pretentious sophistication (Chile/Andean) | siútico | pretentious; affectedly sophisticated |
| 33 | pinchería | stinginess (Central America) | pinche | stingy |
| 34 | jaibería | slyness; cunning (Caribbean) | jaiba | sly; cunning |
The RAE explicitly gives most of these series, including the regional huachafería, tilinguería, siutiquería, pinchería and jaibería.
An important morphological distinction:
Words like grosería, majadería, altanería, marrullería, zalamería, etc., are not included here. Although they end graphically in -ería, the RAE analyzes them with bases already ending in -ero/-era (grosero → grosería, majadero → majadería), so the added suffix is -ía, not -ería.
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