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witlessness

noun

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1
as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment his astounding feats of witlessness are the stuff of family legend

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2
as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind for sheer witlessness the movie's dialogue deserves some sort of award

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  1. insanity
  2. thickness
  3. madness
  4. simplicity
  5. stupidity
  6. absurdity
  7. foolishness
  8. unwisdom
Noun
  • Cutting Medicare is insanity, especially with our high elderly population.
    Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Everyone else gets to turn off the TV and forget about politics, which has reached this next-level, dark insanity.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of insanity
Noun
  • Its thickness compared to Earth’s diameter is similar to how thick an apple’s skin is to its diameter.
    Andrew Gase, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The watch itself measured just 8.1mm in thickness, but the open dial revealed surprisingly substantive works of the calendar mechanism in an organic way.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of thickness
Noun
  • That may seem like replacing plastic in your house with solid gold, but there's method in this seeming madness – as well as the promise of not only more advanced computers, but ones that work more efficiently and can even operate in high-temperature environments that make modern chips very unhappy.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
  • But misinformation still looms large, and the threat of the madness lingers on.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of madness
Noun
  • Though limited in services like in-room dining, the cost-effective hotel prioritizes simplicity over luxury.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Within a matter of minutes, lives can be changed through donating to one or more of these organizations using the simplicity of a vending machine, the confidence of knowing 100% of the donation goes to the charity, and that the donation is directed for a specific purpose.
    Eric C. Shuster, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • That may not be a huge sum of money in a county with an annual operating budget of nearly $5 billion, but it’s got to rank high in sheer stupidity or at least neglect.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of stupidity
Noun
  • Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories, and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Brought to life through campy, surrealist sets and unforgettable cameos, the show takes the viewer through a series of dreamlike vignettes that brilliantly articulate the absurdity and tedium of life under late-capitalism.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • After being laid off from the local hot dog factory and being inducted into a new basic income program, Mark and Hank have plenty of time on their hands to spend their $3,000 monthly checks on high jinks and foolishness.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Five glorious days for Chiles, who already had been made to endure the rollercoaster of gymnastics rule foolishness.
    Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of foolishness
Noun
  • Even at the outset of Covid-19, the unwisdom of lockdowns guided mainstream epidemiology.
    Phillip W. Magness and Peter C. Earle, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Dog-dad Daryl proves the unwisdom of bringing his pet to work and ends up crawling through a crack in the rocks to chase his pup.
    Richard Rys, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2021
Definition of unwisdom
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