sappiness
- noun
- /ˈsæpɪnəs/
- Informal
- His sappiness was obvious when he believed the scam email without question.
Examples
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She regretted her sappiness after trusting someone she barely knew.
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His tendency to believe every tall tale made his sappiness a frequent topic of conversation among his friends.
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The movie was criticized for its sappiness and lack of realistic characters.
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His constant complaints about the weather show a level of sappiness.
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Don't let her sappiness distract you from your goals.
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His sappiness was evident when he fell for every ridiculous rumor circulating in the office.
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After she misplaced her wallet for the third time this week, her friends joked about her sappiness.
Synonyms
Not being smart or having good judgment
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
A foolish action or a lack of good sense that causes trouble
A lack of good sense or careful thought that causes bad choices
A state of not understanding things quickly
A very silly and stupid idea or action
A habit of taking dangerous risks without thinking about the results
A failure to be careful or to use good judgment when making choices
The state of being very foolish in a stubborn way
Being very foolish and not willing to change, causing mistakes
A state of being foolish and not thinking clearly
Lack of good sense in decisions that causes bad results
A lack of good judgment when making choices
Failure to pay attention before acting or speaking
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sappiness can mean being foolish. It comes from sap (used in slang for a 'fool') plus -ness ('quality'), so sappiness is the 'quality of being a sap' and you can remember it by thinking of someone soft or easily tricked.