DOTTINESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

dottiness

noun

Definition of dottiness

as in insanity

lack of good sense or judgment the irrepressible dottiness of her aunt was actually rather endearing

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Noun

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over.

— Ryan Ottignon, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Bennett asked the jury to find Hinton not guilty by reason of insanity.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of insanity

Noun

This kind of excision, this near total erasure of the Black voice, can turn one toward madness, certainly toward bitterness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
From the Kahn Brothers comes a brainy comedy about fathers and sons, science and madness, and second chances.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of madness

Noun

One can treat it as an indelible feature of human psychology, an unavoidable by-product of our appetite for simplicity and affiliation.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Despite the beery bonhomie and singalong-friendly simplicity of their tunes, the Twisted Teens are grappling with an increasingly complex tangle of contradictions and tensions.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of simplicity

Noun

Dramatizing OpenAI’s chaotic 2023 firing and rehiring of Sam Altman (Andrew Garfield), the dark comedy finds absurdity in the gap between Big Tech’s grandiose promises and the frequently clownish folks making them.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2026
The human stories are as thin as tissue paper (returning players Rebecca Hall, Kaylee Hottle, and Brian Tyree Henry can’t save this script), but the movie isn’t short on kaiju and monster-sized absurdity.

— Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of absurdity

Noun

While a bright teen with auditory hallucinations makes for a fun, provocative lead character, screenwriter-director Kelly never goes much beyond the surface zaniness of Donnie.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Adding to the mind-blowing zaniness of the piece?

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

Definition of zaniness

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