Dottiness
Dottiness noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: the irrepressible dottiness of her aunt was actually rather endearing
Gormlessness and dottiness are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Dottiness".
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
Dottiness and gormlessness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dottiness" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and dottiness
- madness and gormlessness
- inanity and dottiness
- inanity and gormlessness
- absurdity and dottiness
- absurdity and gormlessness
- lunacy and dottiness
- lunacy and gormlessness
- craziness and dottiness
- craziness and gormlessness
- foolishness and dottiness
- foolishness and gormlessness
- silliness and dottiness
- silliness and gormlessness
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Gormlessness and Dottiness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dottiness/gormlessness
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