as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the backbencher professed himself horrified by the gormlessness and naïveté of the prime minister
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Noun
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If thickness varies greatly, pound to an even thickness of about 1/2 inch.—
Emily Weinstein,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026 -
Once your hair is fully coated in the product, section it into two parts (or more, depending on your hair's thickness and density).—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Power approvals are lengthening in major markets, AI racks require far greater density than many facilities were built to support and inference workloads are beginning to dominate the cost profile of production AI.—
Kiran Palla,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Northwood Ravin opened The Sloan at LoSo last year, the first low-density surface-parking project in the area, according to the developer.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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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
Noun
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Caffeine and algae extract target puffiness and dullness, making dark spots and undereye shadows less pronounced over time.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Symptoms of prolonged deficiency include ventroflexion of the neck (bending the head toward the floor); mental dullness (confusion, lethargy, non-responsiveness, failing to interact, low energy); vision changes; wobbly walking, circling, or falling; seizures; and weakness and lethargy.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This could be the trickiest proposal given the relative slowness of governments in general.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The first 10 minutes are an incredible swirl of paranoia, alcoholism, and sluggish dumbness when Gould just needs to feed his cat.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Gormlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormlessness. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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