Antonyms for asininity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : as-uh-nahyn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæs əˌnaɪn

Definition of asininity

Origin : c.1600, "obstinate, stupid," from Latin asininus "stupid," literally "like an ass," from asinus "ass," also "dolt, blockhead" (see ass (n.1)). The literal sense in English is recorded from 1620s.

As in lunacy : noun craziness, madness
As in fatuity : noun folly
As in inanity : noun silliness
As in stupidity : noun dullness of mind
As in stupidity : noun extreme folly
As in idiocy : noun utter stupidity

Example sentences :

Still, he could not comprehend how they had had the asininity to "decline" it at all.
Extract from : « A Black Adonis » by Linn Boyd Porter

Nature has kindly preordained that there shall be no bar in the intimate relations of humanity and asininity.
Extract from : « Letters of Peregrine Pickle » by George P. Upton

These receptions are stupefying in their asininity, but they come to pass in most consulates, and those at Tunis are no exception.
Extract from : « In the Land of Mosques & Minarets » by Francis Miltoun

The man sinks; the animal soars—thrusting his jaw out sidewise in a satisfied yawn, secure in the serenity of his asininity.
Extract from : « The Army Mule and Other War Sketches » by Henry A. Castle

Synonyms for asininity

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