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
Insanity and gormlessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Insanity" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Insanity
Insanity noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: had the insanity to think that taking over a government building in protest of our foreign policy was a good idea
Gormlessness and insanity are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Insanity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and gormlessness
- madness and insanity
- folly and gormlessness
- folly and insanity
- inanity and gormlessness
- inanity and insanity
- absurdity and gormlessness
- absurdity and insanity
- lunacy and gormlessness
- lunacy and insanity
- craziness and gormlessness
- craziness and insanity
- foolishness and gormlessness
- foolishness and insanity
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