Balminess
Balminess noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: only sheer balminess would possess someone to invest in that loser of a stock
Gormlessness and balminess are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Balminess".
Gormlessness
Gormlessness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: the backbencher professed himself horrified by the gormlessness and naïveté of the prime minister
Balminess and gormlessness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Balminess" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and balminess
- madness and gormlessness
- folly and balminess
- folly and gormlessness
- inanity and balminess
- inanity and gormlessness
- absurdity and balminess
- absurdity and gormlessness
- simplicity and balminess
- simplicity and gormlessness
- lunacy and balminess
- lunacy and gormlessness
- foolishness and balminess
- foolishness and gormlessness
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