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- [wit-lis]
- /ˈwɪt lɪs/
- /ˈwɪtlɪsnəs /
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- [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
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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