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dottiness

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈdä-tē\
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈdä-tē\

Definition of dottiness word

  • noun dottiness The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied. 1

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Parts of speech for Dottiness

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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dottiness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for dottiness

noun dottiness

  • nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
  • absurdity — the quality or state of being absurd; nonsense
  • craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
  • foolishness — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
  • idiocy — utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.

Antonyms for dottiness

noun dottiness

  • care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
  • carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
  • intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
  • judgment — an act or instance of judging.

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