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gormlessness

gormlessness noun: the quality or state of being gormless.

Noun

gormlessness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being gormless.
    • One might contend that public perceptions of the gormlessness of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) plus the amateurish conduct of the suspected conspirators might explain [it].2009, Uneasy Partners: Multiculturalism and Rights in Canada, →ISBN, page 72
    • The facial expression can be mask-like, almost frozen in an attitude which may suggest dissatisfaction, surly sulkiness, hatred, resentment, sadness or possibly just general gormlessness.2012, James Wakely, Mad Or Bad?: A Few Thumbnail Sketches, →ISBN, page 211

Forms of gormlessness

alternative formgaumlessness

Origin of gormlessness

From gormless + -ness.

Questions about gormlessness

What does gormlessness mean?
Gormlessness means the quality or state of being gormless.
What part of speech is gormlessness?
Gormlessness is a noun.

Words near gormlessness in the dictionary

  1. gormful
  2. gorming
  3. gormint
  4. gormless
  5. gormlessly
  6. gormlessness
  7. Gormley
  8. Gormleys
  9. Gormogon
  10. Gormogons
  11. gorms

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