as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
an unfortunate gaffe earned the vice president a reputation for dorkiness
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as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
kept getting typecast as the hero's dorky sidekick
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Recent Examples of dorkiness
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
With the success of Nobody Wants This, Adam Brody has yet again won the hearts of viewers with his portrayal of an affable, slightly dorky sweetheart, an example of typecasting done right.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
The series followed the popular guitar-shredding Drake Parker (Bell) and the helplessly dorky Josh Nichols (Peck), two high schoolers who become unlikely step-brothers after their parents get married.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Ben and Jaime are forced to steal a dorky, cherry red tandem bicycle, not a fancy automobile.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Admittedly, their dorky little fist bump is kind of cute.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
With the success of Nobody Wants This, Adam Brody has yet again won the hearts of viewers with his portrayal of an affable, slightly dorky sweetheart, an example of typecasting done right.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
The series followed the popular guitar-shredding Drake Parker (Bell) and the helplessly dorky Josh Nichols (Peck), two high schoolers who become unlikely step-brothers after their parents get married.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Ben and Jaime are forced to steal a dorky, cherry red tandem bicycle, not a fancy automobile.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorkiness
Noun
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The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to measure around 5.5mm in thickness.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Quilted or padded cloth playmats range in thickness between 0.2 and 0.8 inches.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Friendships built on insecurity, where men constantly have to prove their manhood, are a breeding ground for toxic attitudes and stupid decision-making.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Also, his team told him over the radio, basically, don’t do anything stupid, Nato is going to be penalized for not using all his Attack Mode.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.—
Daniel Jackson,
Allure,
18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.—
Andy Benoit,
The MMQB,
10 July 2017
Noun
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Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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These deaths come on the heels of the equally bizarre and jarring death of Adult Lottie (Simone Kessell) which brings us to four adult survivors dead, though Adult Travis died offscreen (sparking a really fascinating mystery that ended in sheer stupidity and disappointment).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Samsung is neck and neck with Google, but its updates are often slower and more limited on older phones.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Of the slow, unsexy work of loving someone even in the worst times.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The simplest way, Studholme suggests, is to use one group of neutrals or a tone on tone graduation of the same color, such as Pigeon, Blue Gray, Muzzle and Cromarty from Farrow & Ball, for example.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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Asked who’d buy these gold cards during an Oval Office meeting with reporters in February, Trump had a simple answer.—
Meehika Barua,
HubSpot,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This beautiful Easter garland, on sale for $79.99 at Wayfair, is opulent and thick with twigs and pastel eggs that run throughout.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Twangy bass lines thick enough to saw down a redwood tree are shredded with shivers of electric guitar to create a blues sound that cuts a hole straight through the decades.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Reality check: While the poll shows support for housing density, the issue remains a political hot potato in Nashville.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province, where Ronin was deployed has one of the highest landmine densities in the world following decades of conflict in the 20th century, including heavy bombing by the US during the Vietnam War.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Dorkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorkiness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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