dottiness

noun

Definition of dottinessnext
as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment the irrepressible dottiness of her aunt was actually rather endearing

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  1. insanity
  2. madness
  3. simplicity
  4. absurdity
  5. wackiness
  6. zaniness
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
  • Some went as far as likening the outage to life in prehistoric times or descending into madness.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Republican states, beginning with Texas, started this madness, and other states, both Democrat and Republican, followed like sheep.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 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
  • Firstman excels at highlighting the absurdity of celebrity and the pretension of coastal media types.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • To expose the assumptions, prejudices and absurdities of those interacting with them in the real world — whether on the right or left, in a position of tremendous power or someone off the street.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of absurdity
Noun
  • Upsets, near-upsets and general wackiness; pageantry, pride and good old-fashioned heartbreak.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Both have the kind of surrealist wackiness MSCHF is famous for.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of wackiness
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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“Dottiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dottiness. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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