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
Oafishness and gormlessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oafishness" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Oafishness
Oafishness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: the oafishness of the investigators, who missed clues and mishandled physical evidence, is the reason why that crime was never solved
Gormlessness and oafishness are semantically related. (British) You can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Oafishness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- density and gormlessness
- density and oafishness
- thickness and gormlessness
- thickness and oafishness
- dullness and gormlessness
- dullness and oafishness
- foolishness and gormlessness
- foolishness and oafishness
- stupidity and gormlessness
- stupidity and oafishness
- senselessness and gormlessness
- senselessness and oafishness
- fatuity and gormlessness
- fatuity and oafishness
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