All witlessness synonyms
witΒ·less
W w noun witlessness
- nonsensicality β (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- simplicity β the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
- tomfoolery β foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness.
- zaniness β ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- disturbance β the act of disturbing.
- brainsick β relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
- mental illness β any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- insaneness β Insanity; madness.
- nonsense β words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
- absurdity β the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
- craziness β mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- foolishness β resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- idiocy β utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
- indiscretion β lack of discretion; imprudence.
- lunacy β insanity; mental disorder.
- madness β the state of being mad; insanity.
- recklessness β utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- silliness β weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- stupidity β the state, quality, or fact of being stupid.
- daftness β senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- fatuity β complacent stupidity; foolishness.
- imbecility β an instance or point of weakness; feebleness; incapability.
- impracticality β not practical or useful.
- imprudence β not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- inadvisability β not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.
- inanity β lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- irrationality β the quality or condition of being irrational.
- obliquity β the state of being oblique.
- rashness β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- senselessness β destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- triviality β something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- unsound β not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- vice β any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- dottiness β The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied.
- preposterous β completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- bunk β A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- folly β the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.
- insanity β the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- irresponsibility β said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- rubbish β worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
- absurdness β utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false: an absurd explanation.
- claptrap β If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
- foolery β foolish action or conduct.
- insensibility β incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
- mistake β an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- poppycock β nonsense; bosh.
- tommyrot β nonsense; utter foolishness.
- twaddle β trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
- unwise β not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.
- weakness β the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.