Gormlessness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality or state of being gormless. uncountable
"One might contend that public perceptions of the gormlessness of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) plus the amateurish conduct of the suspected conspirators might explain [it]."
Example
More examples"One might contend that public perceptions of the gormlessness of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) plus the amateurish conduct of the suspected conspirators might explain [it]."
Etymology
From gormless + -ness.