sappiness

Examples

• All

• She regretted her sappiness after trusting someone she barely knew.

• His tendency to believe every tall tale made his sappiness a frequent topic of conversation among his friends.

• The movie was criticized for its sappiness and lack of realistic characters.

• His constant complaints about the weather show a level of sappiness.

• Don't let her sappiness distract you from your goals.

• His sappiness was evident when he fell for every ridiculous rumor circulating in the office.

• After she misplaced her wallet for the third time this week, her friends joked about her sappiness.

Synonyms

S

stupidity

vssappiness

115 2.5

Not being smart or having good judgment

is the lack of good sense, not necessarily low mental capacity

M

madness

vssappiness

112 4.6

A foolish action that shows poor judgment

is the general quality of poor judgment rather than impulsive rash actions

F

foolishness

vssappiness

61 2.7

A lack of good sense or careful thought that causes bad choices

is the same quality as stated in the key description

F

folly

vssappiness

59 7.3

A foolish action or a lack of good sense that causes trouble

is the general quality of being foolish rather than a single act

F

fatuity

vssappiness

• Formal

1 9.9

A very silly and stupid idea or action

is the broad lack of good sense rather than silly absurdity

D

dumbness

vssappiness

• Offensive

1 6.2

A state of not understanding things quickly

is about poor judgment rather than long term low intelligence

I

imprudence

vssappiness

1 7.7

A failure to be careful or to use good judgment when making choices

is the general foolish quality rather than specifically practical carelessness

B

boneheadedness

vssappiness

• Offensive

1 8.2

Being very foolish and not willing to change, causing mistakes

is the general lack of good sense rather than a stubborn blind error

F

foolhardiness

vssappiness

1 8.2

A habit of taking dangerous risks without thinking about the results

is general lack of good sense not focused only on risk taking

U

unwiseness

vssappiness

9.7

A lack of good judgment when making choices

is the same core lack of sense as the key concept

F

fatuousness

vssappiness

9.5

A state of being foolish and not thinking clearly

is general poor judgment rather than merely silly empty thinking

I

impolicy

vssappiness

• Archaic

9.9

Lack of good sense in decisions that causes bad results

is the broad quality of poor judgment not limited to policy choices

A

asininity

vssappiness

• Offensive

9.9

The state of being very foolish in a stubborn way

is the general poor judgment without implying extreme stupidity or stubbornness

U

unthoughtfulness

vssappiness

7.7

Failure to pay attention before acting or speaking

is the broad quality of poor judgment rather than only brief carelessness

Antonyms

W

wisdom

571 2.7

To use what you know and have learned to make good choices and give good advice

How Foolish

stupidity

51 3.4

sappiness

• Informal

7.6

silliness

29 2.6

naivety

7 6.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology