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
  • Sheriff Byron Roberson said deputies deployed 10 Taser probes, but some were ineffective, potentially because of the thickness of Lunceford’s construction clothing.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Go back over the line one more time at the end with firmer pressure to create more thickness or make the line darker if desired.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of thickness
Noun
  • The common thread is control, texture, and slowness, all qualities Gen Z associates with a world that existed before smartphones, gig work, and platform algorithms flattened daily life into something frictionless and disorienting.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Those are some of the striking examples of observational register, one that uses tactical distance, sound, slowness and associative montage to convey pain without resorting to the evidentiary shock of graphic imagery.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of slowness
Noun
  • This gives Molex another way to incorporate active cooling into components used in high-density computing environments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The proposal to increase single-family density was supported in a 9–2 recommendation vote by the Planning Commission, setting up Tuesday’s decision.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 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
  • Mistakes to Avoid When Cleaning Laminate Floors Laminate is a delicate flooring material that is vulnerable to scratching and dullness if it’s not cleaned properly.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
  • Using the wrong product can cause etching or dullness that’s difficult to reverse.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
Definition of dullness
Noun
  • The latest contestant in this recurring game of fiscal stupidity is Miami.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That’s only made worse by the fact that it’s treated as some kind of grand betrayal rather than an impulsive act of youthful stupidity that will make for a good story one day.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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