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
Silliness and gormlessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silliness" instead a noun "Gormlessness".
Silliness
Silliness noun - Lack of good sense or judgment.
Usage example: she was both amused and irritated by the silliness of his comments regarding the movie they has just seen
Gormlessness and silliness are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Gormlessness" instead a noun "Silliness".
Nearby Word: silly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- madness and gormlessness
- madness and silliness
- folly and gormlessness
- folly and silliness
- inanity and gormlessness
- inanity and silliness
- absurdity and gormlessness
- absurdity and silliness
- craziness and gormlessness
- craziness and silliness
- foolishness and gormlessness
- foolishness and silliness
- stupidity and gormlessness
- stupidity and silliness
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