Gormlessness and Perspicacity

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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

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Perspicacity is an antonym for gormlessness.

Perspicacity noun - The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions.

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Gormlessness is an antonym for perspicacity.

Nearby Word: perspicacious

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