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Grammar : Noun
Spell : wit-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪt lɪs



Definition of witlessness

Origin :
  • Old English witleas; see wit (n.) + -less. Phrase scared witless attested from 1975. Related: Witlessly; witlessness.
  • As in insanity : noun mental illness; foolishness
  • As in stupidity : noun extreme folly
  • As in imbecility : noun foolishness
  • As in insaneness : noun insanity
  • As in psychopathy : noun insanity
  • As in senselessness : noun foolishness
  • As in folly : noun nonsense, ridiculous idea
  • As in foolishness : noun idiocy, nonsense
Example sentences :
  • He's too good a fellow to turn down in his little day of witlessness.
  • Extract from : « The Helpers » by Francis Lynde
  • Perhaps, too, she had another reason for regretting her companion's witlessness.
  • Extract from : « Archibald Malmaison » by Julian Hawthorne
  • But so far neither avarice nor witlessness has betrayed anything.
  • Extract from : « The Unveiling of Lhasa » by Edmund Candler
  • His intelligence might be equalled, but not his witlessness!
  • Extract from : « The Wisdom of Confucius » by Epiphanius Wilson
  • It describes the inward shrinking and shrivelling of a depraved nature, the witlessness which results from wickedness.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs » by R. F. Horton

Synonyms for witlessness

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