smartlessness

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noun

The state or quality of not being smart (intelligent).

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Meanings

nounsmartlessness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state or quality of not being smart (intelligent).

    But Donnie doesn't look smart. You can spot his smartlessness twelve miles away, like a throbbing neon sign.

    2006, Michelle Tea, chapter 1, in Rose of No Man's Land, review copy edition, San Francisco, CA: MacAdam/Cage, →ISBN, page 13
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    I was not smart. […] (Now, I thank God for my "smartlessness" which paved the way to study Sanskrit language. […]

    1991, Joseph Padinjarekara, “Acknowledgements”, in Christ in Ancient Vedas, Burlington, Ont. Canada: Welch Publishing Company Inc., →ISBN, unnumbered page

    And it was that smartlessness that partly sank Saul as king of Israel. Some could consider it as scandalous smartlessness or 'scondrelous' smartlessness.

    2021, Rev Emmanuel Oghene-Emmanuel, Regrettable Relatives, revised (second) edition, Xlibris UK, →ISBN, unnumbered page

Origin

From smart + -less + -ness.

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APA

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MLA

“smartlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smartlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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