fatheadedness
Stubborn, foolish mindset
Fatheadedness is the quality of being a fathead—stupid, obstinate, or slow to understand.
The word implies thick-skulled stubbornness rather than mere ignorance: His fatheadedness cost us the contract.
It suggests someone who should know better but refuses to see reason.
Absence of good judgment
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- inanityPointless, shallow foolishness
nonsense · ridiculousness · buffoonery · asininity · preposterousness · ludicrousness · simplemindedness · harebrained
Exaggerated self-admiration
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
egotism · hubris · overconfidence · haughtiness · presumption · snobbery · boastfulness · bigheadedness
Lacking mental acuity
- denseClosely packed together
- thickHaving great depth
- dullLacking edge or interest
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
slow · dumb · brainless · witless · mindless · idiotic · moronic · imbecilic
Refusal to yield
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
intransigence · obduracy · recalcitrance · willfulness · hardheadedness · wrongheadedness · unyielding · immovability
folly
Absence of good judgment
inanity · nonsense · ridiculousness · buffoonery · asininity · preposterousness · ludicrousness · simplemindedness · harebrained · clownishness
conceit
Exaggerated self-admiration
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
vanity · egotism · hubris · overconfidence · haughtiness · presumption · snobbery · boastfulness · bigheadedness · superciliousness
dimwitted
Lacking mental acuity
obtuse · slow · dumb · brainless · witless · mindless · idiotic · moronic · imbecilic · doltish
stubbornness
Refusal to yield
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- bullheadednessStubborn persistence despite reason
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
inflexibility · intransigence · obduracy · recalcitrance · willfulness · hardheadedness · wrongheadedness · unyielding · immovability · rigidity
fatheadednesswisdom
Good judgment from experience
sagacity · intelligence · cleverness · astuteness · shrewdness
fatheadednessopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
receptiveness · receptivity · mental flexibility · openness · broad-mindedness
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