asininity
Sheer brainless behavior
Asininity is extreme foolishness or stupidity—the quality of being asinine.
The word derives from the Latin for donkey, suggesting stubborn, braying idiocy rather than mere ignorance: The asininity of the proposal was apparent to everyone but its author.
The plural asininities refers to specific foolish acts or remarks.
Absence of good judgment
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
senselessness · fatuity · imbecility · doltishness · obtuseness · ineptitude · jackassery · dopiness
Meaningless words or actions
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- ridiculousInviting scorn through absurdity
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
irrational · farcical · nonsensical · outlandish · implausible · incongruity · unreasonable · bizarre
Pointless, shallow foolishness
- vacuityUtter emptiness or blankness
- pointlessnessState of lacking meaning
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
banality · insipidity · vapidness · shallowness · superficiality · triviality · hollowness · frivolity
Playful comic behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- zanyAmusingly absurd
drollery · high jinks · shenanigans · horseplay · monkeyshines · goofiness · clownishness · foolery
folly
Absence of good judgment
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
thoughtlessness · senselessness · fatuity · imbecility · doltishness · obtuseness · ineptitude · jackassery · dopiness · dunderheadedness
nonsense
Meaningless words or actions
- preposterousCompletely contrary to reason
- ludicrousAbsurdly unreasonable or inappropriate
- ridiculousInviting scorn through absurdity
illogical · irrational · farcical · nonsensical · outlandish · implausible · incongruity · unreasonable · bizarre · paradox
inanity
Pointless, shallow foolishness
- vacuityUtter emptiness or blankness
- pointlessnessState of lacking meaning
- emptinessAbsence of substance
meaninglessness · banality · insipidity · vapidness · shallowness · superficiality · triviality · hollowness · frivolity · triteness
clowning
Playful comic behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
zany · drollery · high jinks · shenanigans · horseplay · monkeyshines · goofiness · clownishness · foolery · capering
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
asininitywisdom
Good judgment from experience
intelligence · brilliance · sagacity · cleverness · smartness
asininitywisdom
Good judgment from experience
prudence · sensibleness · good sense · sanity · soundness