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

Fewer than one per cent of Americans charged with felonies plead insanity, and the great majority of those who do have previously been hospitalized with a serious psychiatric condition.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
And the polarizing trial of Lindsay Clancy, a labor-and-delivery nurse who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after killing her three children in 2023, has captivated the country since July.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of insanity

Noun

With one of the regional sites next April moving from Bridgeport to PeoplesBank Arena, and another regional scheduled for Springfield, UConn has a chance to really extend the madness past March around here.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Prison interviews and recovered footage slowly reveal how deeply entangled the two men had become in their shared madness.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of madness

Noun

Coworkers spin up absurd theories about each other, and this setting—the office as the most fertile breeding ground for speculation—allows Park’s absurdities to bend plausibility without breaking it.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Georgian life in that period was extremely difficult, but there was also a kind of absurdity to it, even a charm.

— JD Linville, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of absurdity

Noun

And with those road destinations, there’s plenty of room for late-season winter weather wackiness.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
These flashes of melancholy or yearning give the record complexity and depth, as well as stopping it from devolving into wackiness.

— Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026

Definition of wackiness

Noun

Adding to the mind-blowing zaniness of the piece?

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
As was the case in the first season as well, the finale escalates to a place of thrilling zaniness, with a little less ultimate emotional gravitas this time around.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of zaniness

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