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dorkiness

dorkiness noun: the state or quality of being dorky.

Noun

dorkiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being dorky
    • They made peace with their own dorkiness long ago.2007 March 18, Neal Stephenson, “It’s All Geek to Me”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    geekiness, nerdiness

Synonyms of dorkiness

Forms of dorkiness

alternative formdorkyness

Origin of dorkiness

From dorky + -ness.

Questions about dorkiness

What does dorkiness mean?
Dorkiness means the state or quality of being dorky.
What part of speech is dorkiness?
Dorkiness is a noun.

Words near dorkiness in the dictionary

  1. dorkified
  2. dorkifies
  3. dorkify
  4. dorkifying
  5. dorkily
  6. dorkiness
  7. dorking
  8. Dorking fowl
  9. Dorking fowls
  10. dorking out
  11. Dorkings

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