dottiness

noun

Definition of dottinessnext
as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment the irrepressible dottiness of her aunt was actually rather endearing

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  1. insanity
  2. madness
  3. simplicity
  4. absurdity
Noun
  • Read more Luigi Mangione case has 'Highest risk' of jury nullification—legal analyst Will Luigi Mangione's insanity defense work?
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Einstein never said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of insanity
Noun
  • The owner assured them there was a method to her madness.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The original Caligari, in which a mysterious doctor and his fortune-telling somnambulist commit a series of murders and drive two young people to madness, is often regarded as a critique of Germans’ blind obedience to tyrannical authority during the First World War.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of madness
Noun
  • Embracing Simplicity In Modern Solutions Modern hardware capabilities allow for a paradigm shift toward simplicity.
    Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The track’s production, helmed by DJ Pooh, achieves emotional depth through masterful simplicity.
    Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • Some bills memorably illustrated the absurdity of a system that turns ordinary mishaps into extraordinary revenues.
    Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
  • For me, at least, the best part of the sketch is all of the wordless expressions taking in the absurdity of everything.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of absurdity
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