as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
though the dog that the family took in was friendly and loyal, his weak-mindedness made him quite difficult to train
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Noun
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That being said, this finishing layer is generally extremely thin—only about the thickness of a couple of sheets of paper.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025 -
The end result was the most complicated sports watch of its age with an impressive thickness of just 7.5mm, just 0.4mm thicker than the revolutionary ref 5402 but with an abundance more complexity.—
Thomas Wojtowicz,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And that's where a consideration of stupidity is essential.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Your article exemplifies the stupidity and selfishness of those ruling California’s Democratic Party.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
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Making any judgements about the actual validity of their complaints is the height of foolishness right now, with so much legal process runway still ahead.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The definition of insanity is doing the same thing, expecting different results.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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In 2013, Tyree Smith was found not guilty by reason of insanity in relation to the 2012 killing of Angel Gonzalez, whose body was discovered after he was hacked to death in a vacant apartment in Bridgeport, per NPR.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Weak-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weak-mindedness. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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