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Antonyms for dottiness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dot-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɒt i |
Definition of dottiness
Origin :- 1812, "full of dots," from dot (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "silly" is from c.1400, in dotypolle "dotty poll" (i.e. "dotty head"), in which case the first element is from dote (v.).
- As in folly : noun nonsense, ridiculous idea
- Why should all England have gone dotty on the mere subject of dottiness?
- Extract from : « The Ball and The Cross » by G.K. Chesterton
Synonyms for dottiness
- absurdity
- craziness
- daftness
- dottiness
- dumb thing to do
- dumb trick
- fatuity
- foolishness
- idiocy
- imbecility
- impracticality
- imprudence
- inadvisability
- inanity
- indiscretion
- irrationality
- lunacy
- madness
- obliquity
- preposterousness
- rashness
- recklessness
- senselessness
- silliness
- stupidity
- triviality
- unsoundness
- vice
- witlessness
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