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
Mindlessness and gormlessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mindlessness" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Mindlessness
Mindlessness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: despised the sheer mindlessness of the movie's violence
Gormlessness and mindlessness are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Mindlessness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inanity and gormlessness
- inanity and mindlessness
- foolishness and gormlessness
- foolishness and mindlessness
- stupidity and gormlessness
- stupidity and mindlessness
- imbecility and gormlessness
- imbecility and mindlessness
- senselessness and gormlessness
- senselessness and mindlessness
- fatuity and gormlessness
- fatuity and mindlessness
- vacuity and gormlessness
- vacuity and mindlessness
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