Foolishness
Foolishness noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: the foolishness of going off to search for the fountain of youth
Gormlessness and foolishness are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Foolishness".
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
Foolishness and gormlessness are semantically related. You can use "Foolishness" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and foolishness
- madness and gormlessness
- folly and foolishness
- folly and gormlessness
- inanity and foolishness
- inanity and gormlessness
- craziness and foolishness
- craziness and gormlessness
- silliness and foolishness
- silliness and gormlessness
- stupidity and foolishness
- stupidity and gormlessness
- imbecility and foolishness
- imbecility and gormlessness
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