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witlessness

wit·less
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    • US Pronunciation
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    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wit-lis]
    • /ˈwɪt lɪs/
    • /ˈwɪtlɪsnəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wit-lis]
    • /ˈwɪt lɪs/

Definitions of witlessness word

  • adjective witlessness lacking wit or intelligence; stupid; foolish. 1
  • noun witlessness The state of being witless; stupidity. 1

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Origin of witlessness

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English witlēas. See wit1, -less

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Parts of speech for Witlessness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

witlessness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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 witlessness

noun witlessness

  • nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
  • absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
  • craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
  • foolishness — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
  • 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.

Antonyms for witlessness

noun witlessness

  • care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
  • carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
  • 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.
  • judgment — an act or instance of judging.

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