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
Lunacy and gormlessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lunacy" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Lunacy
Lunacy noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: our friend's good-natured lunacy makes him of no use in an emergency but very entertaining companion nevertheless
Gormlessness and lunacy are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Lunacy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and gormlessness
- madness and lunacy
- folly and gormlessness
- folly and lunacy
- inanity and gormlessness
- inanity and lunacy
- absurdity and gormlessness
- absurdity and lunacy
- craziness and gormlessness
- craziness and lunacy
- foolishness and gormlessness
- foolishness and lunacy
- silliness and gormlessness
- silliness and lunacy
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