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doltishness

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /dˈoʊltɪʃnəs/
    • /dˈəʊltɪʃnəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /dˈoʊltɪʃnəs/

Definition of doltishness word

  • noun doltishness The characteristic of being doltish. 1

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Parts of speech for Doltishness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

doltishness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for doltishness

noun doltishness

  • absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • idiocy — utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • lunacy — insanity; mental disorder.

Antonyms for doltishness

noun doltishness

  • intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
  • acumen — keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation; shrewdness
  • canniness — the quality of being canny
  • judgment — an act or instance of judging.

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