dippiness

noun

Definition of dippinessnext
as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment I'll have none of this latest-thing fashion dippiness—I buy clothes with the classic look

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  1. insanity
  2. madness
  3. simplicity
  4. absurdity
Noun
  • Colt did not have any signs of insanity, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, Richards said.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • This case involved a client who, after years of competency litigation, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state forensic hospital.
    — Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Definition of insanity
Noun
  • Except none of it was true — and the real perpetrator behind the madness wasn’t who anyone suspected.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Their win was a victory for method over the madness that always threatened to be Argentina’s undoing.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of madness
Noun
  • Apple's Bob Borchers emphasized the plan's simplicity and flexibility for customers.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But Morton chafes against such stark and incriminating simplicity.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • All of this absurdity is underscored by the fact that James chose the Sixers.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • All sorts of factors—religious fervor, drug trips, the absurdities of aging—an unmoor a person’s mind and spirit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of absurdity
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