Gormlessness and Sapience

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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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Sapience is an antonym for gormlessness.

Sapience noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.

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Gormlessness is an antonym for sapience.

Nearby Words: sapient, sapiential

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