dim-wittedness

noun

as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind frustrated by the apparent dim-wittedness of the clerks in customer service

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  1. thickness
  2. slowness
  3. density
  4. stupidness
  5. dullness
  6. stupidity
Noun
  • The collection recreates the grain, density, and irregular character of the material through an interplay of textures and thicknesses.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • The titanium layers allowed Samsung to reduce the screen's thickness by 10% without sacrificing its performance.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
Definition of thickness
Noun
  • That apprenticeship is slower than asking AI for a draft, and the slowness is exactly what builds the tacit expertise the data shows AI cannot replicate.
    — Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of slowness
Noun
  • Within the white space, high-density GPU racks require instantaneous, high-rate discharge to insulate servers against power spikes and dropouts.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • The answer will determine whether today's infrastructure investments remain economically viable as densities and electricity costs rise.
    — Deania Davidson, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of density
Noun
  • In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Definition of stupidness
Noun
  • My Tennis View Queen had, unsurprisingly, views of the tennis facility, but with plenty of lush greenery to offset any dullness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • This serum is great for fading dark spots, boosting collagen production, and fighting visible signs of aging like fine lines and dullness.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of dullness
Noun
  • The stupidity and greed of the status quo threatens to drive her insane.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • His eventual dismissal in second-half stoppage time was an exercise in rash stupidity, crashing through Spain’s teenage center back Pau Cubarsi.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of stupidity
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“Dim-wittedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dim-wittedness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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